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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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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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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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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For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. Romans 1:20 (NIV) We were on our way to school on a typical Monday. As it often goes, we talked about the trees and the animals we saw along
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Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. 1 John 5:5 (NIV) As I stared out the airplane window at the rain, I tried not to feel irritated that my trip was once again delayed. It had been a long overseas trip, and this was just one more delay
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Proverbs 31:26-33(NIV) She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: I used to get so frustrated at my mother. I guess I was a lot like many
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