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1/6/2023 1 Comment

The Lord Will Provide

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The old Mary would have freaked out but not the new Mary.  The old Mary was extremely insecure with finances and struggled with worry.  The new Mary was all about trusting God, and now she faced one of the biggest tests in her life.  One of her clients owed her over $60,000 and had missed several deadlines in paying their debt.  She had leveraged her credit card to keep her business afloat, and if ever there was a time for panic, it was now. But instead of harassing the client to pay or taking them to court, she was gracious to them and kept her confidence that her business was God’s and not hers.  He would provide.  First, her hospital wrote off a bill she owed of $170,000! Second, other clients provided much-needed funds.  Finally, a different bank gave her a new and better credit line of almost $200,000. ​

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11/7/2022 1 Comment

Salvation with Fear and Trembling

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Salvation is a free gift received by a heart that recognizes sin, takes responsibility for it through confession and repentance, and then places one’s faith in God’s Son, Jesus Christ, that He is Lord and the only One capable of sacrificing His life to pay the debt of sin, forgiving transgressions so that all who place their faith in Him might experience eternal life with Him. 


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2/17/2022 0 Comments

Life

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Satan shrewdly deceived Eve in the garden. Just eat the forbidden fruit and you will be like God and know the difference between good and evil (Genesis 3:5). The deeper implication behind his temptation was that Eve was somehow deprived.  At this point in her existence, she had no knowledge of evil. What Satan did not tell Eve was that it was her relationship with God that was most important. Having her eyes opened would make her like him—a fallen creature out of God’s favor. His intent was to sever Adam and Eve’s relationship with their Creator by cunningly convincing them to disobey His command. ​

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1/23/2021 1 Comment

Fellowship: Why It Matters

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Fellowship is a rich concept much deeper in meaning than we probably realize.  In Hebrew the primary word for fellowship is šelem and it occurs 87 times in the New International Version (NIV). Only once is it used in the context of meeting with others (Psalm 55:13,14), in every other instance fellowship connects to God through the giving of  a fellowship offering.  The fellowship or peace offering in the Old Testament emphasized the opportunity the Hebrews had for close communion with God. This fellowship was consummated by eating the flesh of an animal presented as an offering to God (Leviticus 3 and 7:11-21). The peace offering meant that all was well relationally between Yahweh and His people and it was the last offering given.[1]

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3/5/2020 0 Comments

Leviticus

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If you asked many Christians why they have not read through the entire Bible the answer might be “Leviticus.”  The third book in the Bible is difficult to read through because it is mainly comprised of laws, religious offerings and sacrifices, and health instructions.  Ironically this was the first book studied by a Jewish child.[1]

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2/6/2020 0 Comments

Genesis

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​Walt Henrichsen, a godly man now in heaven, once said, “For the Christian, the only reliable revelation of God is the Bible.”  Reading the Bible is a great adventure in the pursuit of wisdom.  And the first book, Genesis, is incredibly important.  If we study Genesis we learn amazing truths and this initial book helps explain the following 65 books.  Why is Genesis so important?  ​

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4/26/2019 0 Comments

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

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Hebrews 13:8,9--Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.  Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by foods, since those involved in them have not benefited.


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8/15/2017 0 Comments

Forty Years

On August 25th,I will serve my last day in the military.  Over forty years ago, God graciously allowed me to enter West Point.  The military academy took a chance on me as I was a clear academic risk with a weak background in math and sciences.  Before I set foot on that military reservation in New York, I claimed Daniel 1:17. “God gave these four young men knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom.  Daniel also understood visions and dreams of every kind.”  I figured if God could give my hero, the prophet Daniel, wisdom in how to thrive in Babylon, He could help me survive four years of tough courses. He did just that.  

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3/14/2017 0 Comments

Stay Awake

Jesus in the final hours before getting arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane asked eight of the disciples to sit while he prayed. Then He took Peter, James and John with him further into the garden.  Disclosing His anguish to His three closest friends, He asked them to stay awake with Him.  Then He went a little further and fell face down on the ground to pray.  When He returned to the three he found them sleeping. He confronted Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping?  Couldn’t you stay awake one hour?” (vs. 37)

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9/22/2015 0 Comments

I Would Take a Bullet for Her

Trenton’s wisdom is deep for such a young boy.  In describing his love for Lindsay, his sister, Trenton shared, “I would take a bullet for her.”  As he regained his composure after getting choked up, he added “She’s my best friend. I would do anything for her.  My life would be nothing without her.” These are not trite statements they emanate from his heart.

​Lindsay has spinal muscular atrophy yet from her motorized chair she beams when she describes her older brother.  His example of love if followed would change the world!   Watch their story at http://omeleto.com/213180/ and make sure to have Kleenex handy! 

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5/31/2014 0 Comments

With

 Skye Jethani wrote a book I highly commend to your reading.  It is simply titled with. The premise of the author is that we typically find four types of Christians.  The first group is comprised of those who live life under God. Their emphasis is on God’s divine will and appeasing Him through behaviors—“either in the form of rituals or morality.”[1]  The second group includes those who live life over God.  Their emphasis is on applying Scripture and godly principles, which are useful for controlling the world and life.[2]  Those who live life from God characterize the third group.  They are highly self-preoccupied.  Under the banner of “the health and wealth gospel” these adherents see God as a divine genie that is eager to grant their desires.[3]  The fourth group is made up of those who live life for God.  Life is all about staying on mission: sacrificing, achieving, serving, working to accomplish tasks (evangelism, discipleship, etc).[4]


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5/5/2013 0 Comments

Leading From the Front

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Joshua 8:10—Joshua started early the next morning and mobilized them.  Then he and the elders of Israel led the troops up to Ai.

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12/21/2011 0 Comments

Kelcy's Rescue

​Marvin Alan Klegman was an eleven-year old Jewish boy who lived in a small two-bedroom home in Tacoma, Washington with his mom and dad, and his younger brother Kerry. Marvin was a motivated Cub Scout and honor roll student.  At Lowell Elementary School he served as a crossing-guard. Marvin also worked as a paperboy.  He won a Schwinn bicycle in a citywide contest by selling the most Tacoma News Tribune newspaper subscriptions.

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7/30/2011 0 Comments

Ebed-Melech

​The prophet Jeremiah foretold disaster for his countrymen and they felt he was a traitor.  Powerful officials talked King Zedekiah into having him killed because his words weakened the resolve of their soldiers.  So they took the old man and threw him into a cistern where he sank into the mud.  Ironically, Ebed-melech, an Ethiopian eunuch who served the king, interceded on his behalf. The king had a change of heart and ordered Ebed to take thirty men and rescue Jeremiah before he died.  The wise eunuch threw rags down to him to put under his armpits and then with ropes pulled him out.  God was so pleased with the Ethiopian that through Jeremiah He promised to preserve his life. 

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8/10/2010 0 Comments

Off to the Jungle

​Pete and Saul left last month to visit three Segadorian missionary families working in the distant Asheninka tribe.  They traveled seven hours by bus, then six hours in the back of a pick-up over a rough road, then finally three hours in a motorized canoe in drizzling rain.  As Peter notes in their newsletter it was well worth the sacrifice.  Why did these two men go to such lengths to visit these families?  They went because they understood how important the value of encouragement is.  It is not easy to get from Lima, Peru to remote jungle towns but it you want to communicate to your fellow teammates that they matter; making the effort is the right thing to do.

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3/21/2008 0 Comments

Service II

​I was driving behind a Metro bus on my way north on Interstate 5.  On the back of it a neon sign flashed, Not in Service.  The thought crossed my mind, “I wonder how many times I have communicated Not in Service to God or to people.”


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6/14/2007 0 Comments

Available

​Kathy’s birthday was last Sunday. I’m sure she resigned herself to a lonely day, after all, her husband was in Minnesota and none of her children live close.  Cissy, Charlie, Brian, Chad, Roger, Sharil and Paula bought a cake, wrote her a poem, gave her a plaque and took time to come to her apartment and spring a wonderful surprise.  She cried so hard they cried!  
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John and Denise had to leave their home and find a place to store their stuff until they could get into another rental.  Charlie and Cis, Will, John, Kevin and Kendy sacrificed their time to help make the move happen.

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5/8/2007 0 Comments

Preoccupation

  • God was in the room when he showered, shaved and grabbed a quick breakfast while reading the headlines and the entire sports section.
  • God was in the car when she drove to school. He saw the traffic jam and her fluster. He listened to the DJ jabbering.  He heard her sing KLOST’s latest pop songs.  
  • God was in the office while he labored on his sales presentation.  He felt the worry on his face.  He read his thoughts about his coworkers.  
  • God was in the hospital and noticed her lingering obsession with the handsome receptionist; the rationalization that flirting was not the same thing as cheating.
  • God was in the family room Monday to Friday when they gathered to watch their favorite evening television programs.  He was at the theater Saturday for the afternoon matinee.  
  • God was at church and listened as they sang how much they loved Him.  He observed their tepid interest in the message and eagerness to depart the building for other activities.  

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3/18/2005

Communion (Lord's Supper)

​It was a fairly normal day and I was on my way home driving busy I-70.  As is my habit, I turned on the radio.  The news had just come on and there was a little blurb about an entire village in India wiped out by some unknown pathogen.  Doctors were dispatched from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)in Atlanta to investigate it.  

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8/23/2004 0 Comments

Loving People

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1 John 4:7, 21-- Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God . . . And we have this command from Him: The one who loves God must also love his brother.
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