A Light to the World

November 25, 2009

The nation watched in disbelief as Diane Sawyer reported on American’s children living in poverty in Appalachia in her primetime special, ‘A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains.’
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Stepping Stones

November 24, 2009

An evangelist known through the country would use a phrase countless times when he spoke and in his writings-he would refer to, Stepping Stones.

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Fellowship of Suffering

November 23, 2009

Instead of wallowing in his trails and sorrows, Paul encourages the Christians in Corinth to comfort one another in their sufferings, even as God has comforted them in their time of need. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

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Pick a Peck of Produce

November 22, 2009

You don’t have to be a farmer to understand what the Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthian church when he said, ‘Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each person should give what she/he  has decided in her /his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.’

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What Is Sacrifice?

November 21, 2009

How much should I give? What is a sacrificial gift?

In the 12th chapter of Mark the story is told of Jesus watching a widow give her offering. He not only noticed her gift but he commented to the disciples that her gift was the most pleasing to God because she gave out of her poverty.

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Afraid of the Dark?

November 20, 2009

Either you’ve uttered these words sometime in your life or you’ve heard your child say, ‘Leave the light on. I’m a little scared.’

If we’re honest with ourselves we probably all have to confess that at one time or another we were or are presently members of the ‘Scardy Cat Club.’

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Without Warning…

November 19, 2009

A mother was stopped at her son’s bedroom door with a warning on a new door hanger.  It was a cartoon drawing of a dog with nails dug deep into the carpet as it held on for dear life, with teeth clinched and eyes bugged out as half of its body was sucked into an upright vacuum cleaner.  Encased in a circle with a big line drawn through it with bold lettering were the words, NO VACUUMING!!

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Home Front

November 18, 2009

You probably could get along with your family if it just weren’t for the people involved.

Too many times the home front slowly turns into a battlefront where the family fights a daily war.   The arsenal if filled with the ammunition of hurtful words fired back and forth at one another.   Children get caught in the crossfire and suffer battle fatigue.   The home becomes less of a collection of adjoining rooms, and more like separate barracks in various occupied territories.   Individuals don’t unite and support one another; to survive, they hunker in their bunkers.

As Dr. Phil would say, How’s that working for you?
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Inquiring Minds Want To Know

November 17, 2009

The gospel of Mark ends with Christ giving his followers their marching order to go into the entire world with his message. After Jesus’ resurrection he ministered for 40 more days on earth before his ascension into heaven, then the disciple banned together to follow his order.

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Vision of Victory

November 16, 2009

Sometimes the biggest obstacle to overcoming what separates us from doing great things for God is simply our eyesight.

Remember in Numbers 13 when the Israelite spies returned from Canaan and were overwhelmed with the obstacles to God’s promised future?   The obstacles were GIANTS! They were so big that the Israelites felt like grasshoppers.

Corrie Ten Boom, the Dutch Christian woman who survived the Nazi death camps said, Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.

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