Category: spiritual
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Don’t Be Afraid of the Grape Jelly
“This is my command – be strong and courageous! Don’t be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord our God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9 NLT) Uncertainty, and fear of trying the unknown is a very real thing, even . It can be reluctance of trying something new, or fear of major life…
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I Can’t Do That
“Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. (1 Peter 3:15 NLT) It is not unusual for Christians to be hesitant about sharing their faith. We seem to have a natural reluctance to talk about God with…
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The Garden
Adam is here. God placed him on the earth, the only human being. Adam must have just stood there, looking around in wonder at all the things he saw. He had no family, no friends, no parents or childhood. He had to learn all on his own what it meant to be a human. He…
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Being Holy
But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: be holy because I am Holy” (1 Peter 1:15-16) The word “holy” has always been a little scary to me, and I’m sure to many of us. It has connotations of a list of things…
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Adam Arrives on the Scene
Chapter 2 of the ongoing Chapter Book, Being Real The moon, fading in the early morning light, slowly descended behind the purple hills as the sun began to make its appearance in the eastern sky until gradually it filled the land with its light. The sky was a brilliant blue, stretching above a newly created…
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Yes, There Is a God and He Made You
As promised, here is Chapter 1 of my new book Being Real, published chapter by chapter until finished, then to be published in paperback Let’s start with the basics. Either there is a God or there isn’t. “In the beginning God created…” (Gen 1:1) That is a big statement. “God created the heavens and earth…
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Finishing Strong
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful” (2 Timothy 4:7 NLT) As a long-distance runner I know what it is to run the race. I was always conscious of the need to start well and establish my pace early. As a new runner I often fought…
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Dealing With Death
“……I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die. For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better” (Philippians 1:21 NLT) Really? Dying is even better? Once again I am faced with an untimely, unexpected death. Not my biological family, but a member of my…
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Testimony
I have been around for 72 years, and during that time there have been many changes that have impacted my life. I guess the first one I can remember that is important is when I changed from a bratty eight-year-old to a water-baptized Baptist bratty eight-year-old in 1954. Somehow, I made it through high…
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Dealing with sin
I know, sin is not the most popular thing to talk about. It is important to talk about it though because sin is insidious and rears it’s ugly head without notice. The fact that you are a disciple of Jesus does not give immunity from sin. 1 John 1:8 says “If we claim to be without sin,…
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