John 8:32 (NIV) Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. There’s a popular commercial on television where a young lady is talking on the street with her neighbor. The woman makes a statement and the man says, “Where’d you hear that.” The woman quips back in a matter of fact tone, “On the internet.”
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Psalm 57:1 (NIV) Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed. The other day I went out the back door and noticed immediately that a Mocking Bird was unusually close. As I ventured further out in the
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Luke 10:27(NIV) He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” What do you get for the person who has everything? That was the question for us last month when my wife and I were confronted with
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Hebrews 13:8 (NIV) Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Some of the most challenging times in our lives for trusting God are when things get difficult; like when facing a job layoff or when a child goes astray or gets into trouble with the law or when one of our family members is seriously ill. When
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John 17:3 (NIV) Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. One of the things I’ve noticed about the way some Christians define their faith is by the things they do or don’t do. In previous times Christians would often say with pride, “I don’t drink, don’t smoke,
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Matthew 25:45 (NIV) “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ They are in almost every city in every part of our country. You see them at busy intersections with their cardboard signs and standing around on sidewalks, aimless with nowhere to go
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John 14:27(NIV) Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. Have you ever struggled to find peace during a difficult time in your life? Sometimes when we are facing a trial we might feel as though
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Galatians 5:13 (NIV) You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. Like most families with teenagers some of our conversations with our kids are so repetitive. It seems like there are certain talks we just seem to have over and over
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Ephesians 2:7(NIV) In order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. I got a call yesterday from my daughter’s school. It’s rarely a good thing when the school calls but on this day the school counselor was calling to inquire about our daughter’s class
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God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble… Psalm 46:1 (NLT) He occasionally appears at one of my regular lunch spots, first emerging as a speck in my rear view mirror. I make my way through the drive-thru, order up my Number One—no pickles and a half Coke/half Diet Coke—and then make my way
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