Aug 18
Though the Apostles and early Christians were a persecuted lot who endured difficult times, they were bold and courageous. They lived like they knew a secret and held a conviction that others did not! Their motivation was the belief that “Jesus is Lord.” This is the message that they proclaimed on Pentecost. It is the …
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Aug 13
We don’t want to be judged by others, yet we can be guilty of constantly comparing ourselves to others. We go through our days holding up measuring sticks to ourselves based on what we assume about others. We think things like this . . . We are the same age, yet they look much younger …
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Aug 09
On July 31 – August 2 we were blessed to have Eric Lyons with us for the weekend. We called the seminar “6 Questions.” Eric addressed 6 of the most relevant and important questions in our world today. Eric is a great speaker, tremendous student of God’s word, and a faithful friend to my family. …
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Jul 28
Did you hear about the discovery of “Earth 2.0?” NASA announced recently the discovery of an earth-like planet called Kepler 452b. Scientists argue that there are likely many more planets like this one that exist in a similar dimension to a sun as Earth. These earth-like planets would possibly be able to sustain life, in …
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Jul 22
“SIN” – that is a word that has fallen on hard times. Sin is too religious of a term. We prefer terms like “mistake” and “wrong” better. In fact, it may be the case that most of the current culture doesn’t even understand the word “sin.” It is viewed just as another term for doing …
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Jul 21
DRAMA! Some folks live with perpetual drama in their lives. By drama, I mean turmoil in relationships, crisis situations, and generally making a big deal out of every issue! Drama involves gossip, consumed with other people’s business, excessive worry, and conflict with others. Jesus had lots of drama surrounding his life, yet he dealt with …
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Jul 01
I don’t like mushrooms, while my wife loves mushrooms. To me all mushrooms are bad and avoid my mouth. But did you know that many mushrooms are poisonous? A couple of types can even cause certain death. The death sounded awful and excruciating too! So not all mushrooms are the same. If you were to …
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Jun 30
Evangelism is not optional! We as Christians focus on the reasons people are not responding. We defeat ourselves before Satan even has to by our negative self-talk. We come up with the reasons why we cannot evangelize. But we must realize what is at stake with our choice to evangelize! 1. The Blood of Christ! Jesus …
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Jun 18
We have Barbados Blackbelly Sheep on the farm. They are a breed of hair sheep. They do not have wool like traditional sheep. They do look very much like goats. In fact, most everyone thinks they are goats. Even a vet kept calling them goats. We just had a new lamb this week. We named …
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Jun 17
We have an adversary, an enemy in Satan. Paul describes Satan as the “god of this world” while Jesus described his character as being a “murder from the beginning” and “the father of lies”¹ Satan is not deity! He is not equal with God. Satan is a created being who prideful rebelled against God.² Even …
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