There are many analogies and correlations made in scripture between the spiritual and the natural aspects of life. God does this for our benefit, as He did when he came to earth robed in the man Christ Jesus, he told his disciples parables. These were earthly stories that had a deeper and heavenly meaning. He […]
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Physical, mental, spiritual, psychological, emotional, and occupational burnout can happen to us all. We are created in the image of God, and as such, we are complex creatures, and because of this complexity, God cannot be put into a neat little box, tied with a pretty bow that is labeled, “Equation complete, and neither can
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Have you ever been in the waiting room of a doctor’s office or in an airport or you name the scenario, where a family with several children walk in, and the quiet, peaceful waiting environment becomes pure mayhem very quickly. The kids begin to run around, whoop and holler as we say in the south,
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Have you ever seen something that was so out of place that it caught you by surprise and made you take a second look to be sure you saw what you thought you saw? A few weeks ago, I was driving along in our small town on the same street that I have gone down
Robert Browning an English Poet and playwright penned these words in 1855, “Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for.” What are you reaching for? If you have no goals, you have no reach. Candidly, not enough is said or written about goal setting. Plan “A” has always got
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Imagine a beautiful scene, where the sky is hazy, and with a slight fog. There are hues of oranges and pinks on the horizon interspersed in the fluffy white clouds. Silhouettes of old tree stumps that are weathered by years of storms still stand tall, though jagged, and rough. Is this description a sunrise or
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One of the extraordinary things about the majestic elephant is that they have a large temporal lobe in their huge brains, therefore, they have exceptional memories. It is said that if you train an elephant when it is young by chaining it to a post, when it gets older and becomes an adult, even though
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For all the spectacle wearers out there. Have you ever been driving down the road and you realize you have a smudge on your glasses? This can be quite annoying, especially in the dark. However, you continue to forge ahead, even with the spot in front of your eyes, because you need to get where
My thought today is about tithing. We will take our text from Malachi 3:8-10 which reads, “Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. Bring ye
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I know a lot of ‘pet’ people, meaning those who like animals of all shapes and sizes, and would have one of each if they could afford to, however, I do not share this affinity, though our family has had their fair share over the years. Growing up, we had dogs, guinea pigs, birds, and
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