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Lord, Am I Broken?
Several months ago I felt compelled to pray that God would allow me to genuinely SEE people through His eyes. Now, I do not take any prayer lightly, and, certainly, I was sincere when I made this request. Though I fully expected to be changed, I was not prepared for the variety of emotions I would encounter on my…
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Legacy
Legacy…according to the dictionary it’s “anything handed down from the past as from ancestor to predecessor”. Legacy…more simply put, “the part of our ourselves we leave behind when we are gone”. Legacy…could it be there’s more to it than that? I have been thinking about the concept of legacy a lot lately. Maybe it has…
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What Kind of Stranger Are You?
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. Luke 10:27 The sun beat down relentlessly on his half-clothed body as he lay in the dirt fighting for his next painful breath. Thoughts of his family flashed through his mind, giving him the…
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Hang On!
Ears to hear and eyes to see…both are gifts from the Lord. Proverbs 20:12 It’s been said, “Be careful what you pray for. You might just get it.” Too often we have a preconceived idea what the answer is going to be; therefore, I think it could more accurately be said, “Hang on! You might just be surprised what…
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Four Nameless Unsung Heroes
Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.” Mark 2:5 Now, I don’t know if I have mentioned here that I didn’t grow up going to church and hearing Bible stories. Of course, over the years I have read and heard a great deal of them, but I think the…
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Least of all…..
But many who are the greatest now will be least important then and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then. Matthew 19:30 And who are the “least important”? And who are the “greatest”? This is, of course, a matter of opinion. So who gets to decide? What criteria should be used? I have the privilege…
