Colossians 3:2 (NIV)Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. My day is already filled up and it hasn’t even begun yet. The car needs to be washed and vacuumed out and there’s an important NBA game on at 6. The kitchen faucet is dripping indicating a leak somewhere and a possible trip to the hardware store. It’s
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Luke 7:50 (NIV) Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” She is held as an example of the kind of humility and service that God loves. We’re never even given her name and she’s only known as the sinful woman; the assumption is that she has lived an immoral life. We have few details
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You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 1 John 4:4 (NIV) Have you ever noticed that when you’re facing a trial, it seems the devil is right there waiting to pour salt in your wound? I call this the devil’s
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I’m ready to go fishing. I love fishing; it doesn’t matter if it’s deep sea fishing, fly fishing, a pier, a boat or a dock. I love to fish and I’m happy to wet a line any day, anywhere. There’s something life-giving, almost spiritual about being out on the water and I’ve often repeated the familiar phrase, “A bad day fishing
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Isaiah 44:24 (NIV)“This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth by myself,” Terence Cunningham has a big goal. He wants to raise enough money to put an indestructible copy of the Bible on the moon. You ask why? So that it can
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Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, Philippians 2:3 (NIV) I’m sitting here watching my son, Andrew practice soccer. I have to hand it to coach Bob, he’s a great guy with a big heart and coaching fourteen 6th graders is a lot like herding cats. At times teaching 6th grade
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Psalm 4:8 (NIV) In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. Several years ago I went through a rough patch with my health and I began to have sleep problems. After numerous trips to the doctor trying to figure out what was wrong with me I ended up in one of those sleep studies.
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James 5:16 (NIV) Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. When I was a senior in high school I began to experience some frustration over trying to figure out what I should do after graduation. Many of my friends had
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Matthew 6:24 (NIV)No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. I heard a pastor once say that the best antidote for greed and materialism is giving. It’s so true, when you’re thinking about
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Philippians 2:4 (NIV) not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. One of the things I’ve learned from my wife is the art of gift giving. She loves to give gifts and has a special way of searching out the best gifts for others. I on the other hand usually give gifts
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