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Perhaps, Money and Fame Are Not In Jesus’s Plan For your life!

Ask the wealthy– money and fame doesn’t always equate to happiness. The reason is simple, if you’re not happy with yourself and appreciate the simplest things in life, joy will escape you. I know people who have more than most,

YOUR Next Action Step May come, But YOU’ll Need This….

The Gospel of Matthew (Chapter 13, verses 3-9) in the King James Version of the Bible reads as follows: 3- And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4- And when

Could YOU Be Like Michelle?

As I write, there is a young lady named Michelle walking up and down the halls of our church facility exercising. She is amazingly spiritual and always has a smile on her face and a song in her heart and

If Life is tough, Expect the stones against you to change!

The story begins with a trap set by the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees. The trap involved a woman caught in the act of adultery. Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people

He Entered This World For YOU, Shouldn’t YOU Enter His World For Him?

I once waded into the Jordan River. On a trip to Israel, my family and I stopped to see the traditional spot of Jesus’ baptism. It’s a charming place. Sycamores cast their shadows. Birds chirp. The water invites. So I

Seeking God For 31 Days? Jesus May Be working to fix “YOUR Droughts”!

Things have been soggy in West Texas this past year. Green is not an expected late summer and early fall color. This year, however, prairie grass is still green, very plentiful, and much taller than usual! Weeds are growing like

~Can Christ Count On YOU To Share His Love?

The recent request came as a comment and a pleasant surprise from an avid blog reader, the short note is reprinted below with permission: A while ago, I believe, a story was published, it was about a man named Mark

A Note To You From Jesus! Be Faithful!

 Dear Friend, I want you to feel the urgency in Paul’s words to Timothy. They come from the last of Paul’s writings to his son in the faith. These words plead for Timothy to join Paul in his life of

Life can be Hard, But Don’t Give up!

I love to see young people give their lives to Jesus. I love to see them commit to him in faith, dying with him in baptism, and starting a journey with him that will last the rest of their lives…

Could What is happening Be leading You To ~Rest?

The Bible’s first chapter provides us the beautiful story of the Eternal God’s gracious work of creating beauty, complexity, diversity, and order out of chaos. However, the completion of God’s creative work doesn’t end in our Bible’s first chapter. We

Have You Ever Wanted To See Jesus?

“Sir, …we would like to see Jesus”(John 12:21). Does that request sound familiar? Haven’t you felt in the same way? Somewhere in your deepest yearnings, don’t you long to see Jesus, witness one of his miracles, and know in your

Jesus Could Be Allowing Your Pain to Redeem You!

I’ve just got to have some steak!” I surprised myself when I said this out loud while sweeping my back porch. But my stomach was growling and I couldn’t think of anything else but a charcoal grilled steak to fix

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