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Are You Listening?
Recently I found that I was unable to hear out of one of my ears. A cold, led to an ear infection, then to a long period of ringing, and almost a total loss of hearing in my right ear. I never realized how much of a difference being able to hear clearly made in…
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Yesterday
Do you ever find yourself saying “remember when”, “I remember the time…”, or even “I was so much fun when we…” of course you do, we all do it. We remember the “Yesterdays” the times spend with family and friends the days when we were young and set out to conquer the world. Those are…
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Heaven or Hell?
One day many years ago, I attended a meeting and the speaker asked us to look at the person to the left, to the right, in front, and behind us and ask the question: “Heaven or Hell?” Every person on earth will either end up in Heaven or Hell. This is not a popular topic…
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Be Reasonable
Have you ever been told “Be reasonable?” Most of us think that “Be reasonable” means to act or think in a fair and sensible way, based on facts not emotions. Often can mean choosing an action that is doable and makes sense. As a Christian we are charged in the book of Romans to give…
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The Battle Within
“Why is it so hard to do what I know is right?” All Christians have had that very same thought throughout their life, often more than once. Why do we struggle with sin after we are saved? The moment we trust Christ as our Savior, many wonderful things happen, one is that we are born…
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Priority
Getting to Know Him As a young Christian one of our main focuses should be getting to know our Savior, Jesus Christ. This means making choices that will help us do just that. One great way to start, is to surround yourself with other Bible believing Christians. As we go through life many people cross…
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The Wonder of it All
As the day we celebrate Christmas quickly approaches I get caught up in the “season.” I love bringing out all my big boxes of Christmas decorations, hanging garland, putting up a snow village, hanging wreathes, putting up the tree with over 1000 lights and at least 100 different Christmas ornaments. As my daughter puts it,…
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A Smooth Path
There are times in our life when God allows us to have a “smooth” path to follow. Get up, eat breakfast, go to school, go to work, come home, do some laundry, make dinner, clean house, go to bed and then start all over again. Nothing that we would consider difficult just life. But it…
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A Godly Path
Over the past 6 months I have shared with you 12 “stones” that were essential to my growth as a young Christian. Those events shaped my path and lead me to a life of service to the Lord. Time to begin the work. I am able to humbly say that I have been blessed serving…
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New New New
After all the excitement of everything coming together… if finally started to sink in as I was driving down the highway. One of the biggest decisions of my life! I was on my way to the Chicago suburbs to go to college. New school, new place, new job, new church, new friends…NEW!!! What did I…