Trust God
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Keep Your Tires Inflated! Part 1 of 2
Keep Your Tires Inflated! Part 1 of 2 Have you ever participated in an Awana Grand Prix? It’s a pinewood derby-style racing event where children (and some adults) carve creative race cars out of a block of wood to exacting weight… Continue reading
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Live On Purpose
Live On Purpose Is there such a thing as destiny? Do you and I have a specific, predetermined role to fill that will find us? It sounds inspiring. Lately, I’ve heard the idea repeated in movies and social media, for… Continue reading
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Focus On Jesus
Focus On Jesus On a bitterly cold night, burlap bags forced over our heads, stripped of our gear down to our underwear, guards wielding AK-47’s and screaming at us, we marched into a prisoner of war camp. Suddenly, we stopped.… Continue reading
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What Happens In Vegas…
What Happens In Vegas… …Now happens on your smartphone! If you watch sports, almost every commercial entices you to use your smartphone to gamble. There’s even the promise of “free money” when you place your first bet. Not surprisingly, the… Continue reading
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For The Anxious Heart
For The Anxious Heart On a Boeing 747 flight over the Atlantic Ocean a few years back, the big plane hit an even bigger air pocket and suddenly we felt like we were plunging from the sky! The elderly lady… Continue reading
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Let God’s Joy Be Your Strength
Let God’s Joy Be Your Strength Have you ever been so tired you cried out, “Lord, give me strength!” Me too. Sometimes weariness becomes additional stress. We’re not the only ones in history who’ve been exhausted. Can we learn from… Continue reading
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The Proper Time
The Proper Time My mom used to say there’s a proper time and place for certain activities — especially when I made obnoxious noises at the dinner table or when I used my outdoor voice indoors. Mothers know something about… Continue reading
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Build Wisely!
Build Wisely! Have you ever driven through a neighborhood just to see what the houses are like? Even from the street, you can learn a lot. The condition of the lawn, the freshness of the paint, whether the curtains are… Continue reading
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Exchange Aladdin’s Lamp
Exchange Aladdin’s Lamp The story of Aladdin is timeless. A poor but virtuous boy is tricked by an evil, power hungry old guy to go into a mysterious cave to get a lamp. He must only get the lamp and… Continue reading
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Being Humble Is Not Being A Wimp!
Being Humble Is Not Being a Wimp! Have you ever longed to know the secrets of life, what it all means, what it’s all about, where you fit in the great master plan? Yes! But to whom are such mysteries… Continue reading
