Category: Christian
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Black Friday Freebies
Today marked another day in my personal journey on a week of works. I am humbled by what I learn from Psalm 119 time and time again. I was inspired to take initiative to take things further, especially with Black Friday approaching and our week of works is taking a totally different spin. Check back […]
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Do Something Good for Someone Else
“Be not simply good – be good for something.” – Henry David Thoreau Imagine if you had nothing getting in your way, nothing holding you back. What would you do with your life? Could you see yourself doing whatever you could to help someone else? Could you see beyond yourself and make a difference for someone […]
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Thanking as I am Giving
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. – Psalm 69:30 I can publish praise of God openly with my voice. However, I begin to wonder about the effectiveness of that praise in light of good works that reflect in the shadow of His wondrous works. My […]
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Blessings from Bonhoeffer
Believe him to be the Son of God, and you will find him wonder upon wonder, counsel upon counsel. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer A few years ago, I was introduced to Dietrich Bonhoeffer through a play that depicted an interaction between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Ever since that introduction, I have read something […]
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Defiled from the Inside Out
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. – Mark 7:20 Imagine how it would be if everyone could what was inside of us. They could see your thoughts. Every one of your thoughts would play out like a movie scene before every person who came in contact with […]
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Christians are like Comic Book Heroes
If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. – John 15:18 (NLT) Think about the Avengers or X-Men. Those guys were bitten by spiders, struck by gamma rays or born mutated, only to emerge with super powers that spanned the full range of strangeness. As much as we may love Professor Xavier, […]
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Not Overworking to Become Rich
Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease! – Proverbs 23:4 (NKJV) The Word is clear. We can be blessed with riches at birth or through some hard work. Nevertheless, we should not work ourselves to the point of exhaustion for a few more dollars here and there. Imagine what would happen […]
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The Evidence of Your Faith
“A little faith will bring your soul to heaven, but a lot of faith will bring heaven to your soul.” – D.L. Moody If you have faith, it should show somehow. Your faith should be evident by what you do. Otherwise, it is not faith. It is rhetoric. You have faith to lean and depend […]
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Down But Not Defeated
Do yourself a favor and read this Bible passage below both before and after you read this post, then try to keep it in mind as you go through your day. May God ever show His presence in your life today. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in […]
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Online Communities for Christians
Let brotherly love continue. – Hebrews 13:1 (KJV) This walk of faith can seem lonely. We can get to the point where it feels like no one is on our level. We can feel as if we have grown into isolation. That just should not be so. Sadly, it is a real truth for many […]
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