Pacemaker
By that moment it was striking me how close I had come to having my heart stop completely.
Father loves you
Father God can be known as a personal, loving Provider and Protector giving your life identity and meaning like nothing else.
Revolution 250
The 250th year of the founding of the USA is upon us. Let’s celebrate God’s faithfulness and seek him for another prosperous 250 years!
Baptism of repentance
Turning from our flawed human ways to God’s, is the path to peace in heart.
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Psalm 32 blessings
Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 2 Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit. 3 When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night your hand was heavy on
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Divided?
A word used more and more in peoples’ conversations to describe our nation’s population, is the word “divided.” Some of the questions that pop up in my mind when thinking about this are as follows: Is division all that bad? Diversity of viewpoints is a good thing. Is there really anything new about the division?
One Packed Lunch
The Bible doesn’t have much to say about the life of Jesus before his public ministry started in adulthood. But, like any other person, Jesus grew from the womb, to boyhood, to manhood. Early in his ministry he chose 12 other men to train and become the first disciples who would train other disciples
Overcoming the cycle of offense
Included here is much of the contents of Chapter One of the book I authored called Escaping the Pain of Offense: Empowered to Forgive from the Heart. God’s Creation, including the human race He placed on earth as made in His image, is an awesome declaration of purpose and destiny. From the human
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Psalm 31 Refuge
There is nothing that comes close to matching the Psalms for inspiring hope in our hope deficient world. The 24 verses of Psalm 31 show how pressing into God’s love will give us true meaning and purpose in life. Go ahead and look up Psalm 31 in your favorite translation of the Bible and see
Emotion Quotient
Emotion Quotient (EQ) is the measurement for identifying EC. In the previous two articles we examined how emotional capacity (EC) is directly linked to perceived worth and value as a human being. We discussed how shame destroys emotional health and how vulnerability is necessary to chase away the shame. Two core elements of vulnerability are