Tag Archives: Christian Life

Left at Albuquerque

It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be … Continue reading

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An Encouraging Gift

See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened … Continue reading

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Healing Begins

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. – Psalm 147:3   Life is filled with paradoxes.  This is evident in emergency situations.  Here are two simple rules you’ve heard before.  When lost, we should stay put.  When drowning, … Continue reading

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Homer

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. – Proverbs 22:6 August 17, 2022 would have been my father’s 84th birthday. In the nearly nine years he has … Continue reading

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First Love

I recently watched “The Hurt Locker,” a movie chronicling the work of an American Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit in Iraq.  It shows in great detail the dangers our soldiers face every day.  I found the movie eye-opening, the story interesting, … Continue reading

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Time to Go

Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land that the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them, and … Continue reading

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Rise to Glory

Colonel Robert G. Shaw: [points at the flag bearer] If this man should fall, who will lift the flag and carry on? [Thomas steps forward] Cpl. Thomas Searles: I will. Colonel Robert G. Shaw: I’ll see you in the fort, … Continue reading

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Earn This

Saving Private Ryan is one of the most realistic war movies ever filmed.  Stephen Spielberg set out to create a film that not only provided an interesting plot, but to deliver combat scenes with a greater level of authenticity than … Continue reading

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Your Heart is Free

Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other. Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go … Continue reading

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Righteous Living

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing. The way of the LORD is a refuge for the righteous, but it is the ruin of those who do evil. The righteous will … Continue reading

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