Mar 02
A family in England is being scolded by local authorities for camping just inches from a 280 feet sheer drop. To add to the concern, the area was experiencing landslides due to wet conditions and they were camped at a perilous location. A 30-year-old man with a 27-year-old woman and young child camped on the …
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Sep 16
It was a delightful spring afternoon, King David was lounging around the palace with nothing to do. Typically, he would have been with his army, because this was the time of the year when kings go out to battle, but David stayed home. His kingdom was blossoming. Everything was going so well, he could take …
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Aug 12
The prophet Hosea wrote that Israel was sowing the wind and would reap the whirlwind (Hos. 8:7). The powerful and evocative image convicts Israel of having sown what was worthless and profitless, and thus reaping the same with interest. The harvest to follow would be one of violence and destruction! When I see the current …
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Oct 16
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to make someone start doubting? Doubt enters into our minds quickly when we are challenged by others, especially when we view them credibly. One researcher from the University of Georgia found, “So much of changing someone’s mind is in the way you position your questions or statements …
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Apr 04
Always notice repetitive phrases when reading the Bible. The authors use the same phrase to connect stories and concepts together to make a point. I was reading 1 Chronicles when I noticed an interesting phrase. Three times, once in each chapter between chapters 13-15, the Bible refers to God breaking out. The word used means …
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Sep 26
Samson, the famous strong man of the Bible, made plenty of mistakes early on in his life (see Judges 13-16). His problems tended to revolve around women. He was a strong man physically, but a weak man morally. He struggled with pride, sexual temptation, and anger. He failed to listen to his parents when they …
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Jan 16
Our community has experienced a significant snow fall this past week. Before the snow began falling my farm was a muddy mess. We had received lots of rain and the yard was soft and muddy. The barn lot was filthy with animals plodding around sinking in mud. But then the snow hit. The snow covered …
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Nov 09
One day Jesus was walking by the pool of Bethesda, which was surrounded by various invalids. He met one man who had not been able to walk for 38 years. When Jesus saw him there by the pool, which was believed to have miraculous powers if you could be the first to get in the …
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Apr 25
Sometimes, us as Christians, get too comfortable with sin being a part of our lives. We allow it to hang around, rationalizing that the key is just not going fully into a life of sin. We develop a thought in our minds that the error is just falling away from the Lord and embracing sin. …
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Jan 29
Sheriff Mike Chitwood of Volusia County, Florida was caught by one of his own deputies going 78 mph in a 55 mph zone. The deputy realized who he had stopped and declined to give his boss a ticket. When the sheriff reflected on the incident and his own example, he went back to the deputy and asked …
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