Posted in Christian service on Mar 3rd, 2011
In just 10 days, my wife Lori will be moving back in with me.
Hallelujah!
She has been living in rural north Georgia since early last August in order to care for her terminally ill mother and to work as a clinical dietitian for the Veteran’s Administration. Joyce passed away in October, yet a suitable job [...]
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Posted in Christian service on Dec 10th, 2010
Hmmmm….. some things are worth hearing again from time to time.
Things like the idea of listening more and speaking less.
Two ears. One mouth.
There’s a message there, it seems.
Will we hear it?
Here’s what King Solomon wrote in Proverbs 29:20:
“Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool [...]
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Posted in Christian service on Dec 3rd, 2010
The Apostle John told Christians more than 1,900 years ago that talk is cheap.
He didn’t use those precise words, but the message he shared in I John 3:18 is unmistakable.
“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.”
It’s not wrong, of course, to say encouraging things to [...]
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Posted in Christian service on Dec 2nd, 2010
Since you’ve been thinking about spending money for Christmas gifts, here’s something else to keep in mind.
“Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses” (Proverbs 28:27).
Are you planning on giving some Christmas gifts to the poor? Perhaps someone even [...]
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Posted in Christian service on Dec 1st, 2010
I read 11 words this morning that can help me to have a better eternity.
They can do the same for you.
For as we apply the principle of this passage from I John 2:6, we become more prepared for ministry in this life and rich blessing in the next life.
“Whoever claims to live in Him must [...]
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