Morning Devotion

To hear this Morning Devotion, please click Whose robe are you wearing?
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If I found myself wandering on a frozen, snow-covered land filled with hungry wolves, the last thing that I’d want to be wearing is a long, neon-orange coat.
My long-term survival prospects would be much better if all my garments — the hat, the [...]

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If you’ve ever been involved with a church building program, you know that the journey from concept to concrete to consecration service is not an overnight affair.
It often takes a couple of years and sometimes bucketfuls of blood, sweat and tears.
Oh yeah, and a bunch of money.
It’s hard to imagine a church construction project lasting [...]

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On more than one occasion, I’ve gotten lost while driving through unfamiliar cities.
It rarely happens now, thanks to computer printout maps and cell phones, but it used to happen every few years when I’d take the family on vacation.
At such times, I was SO glad to find somebody willing to give me directions to our [...]

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To hear this Morning Devotion, please click From hunter to hunted
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One week, he’s the hunter.
The next week, he’s the hunted.
Hmmmm…..
It’s not an easy thing to lay down the spear, particularly when there’s a good chance that the person picking it up might try to use it against you.
But that’s just what happened when a Christian-persecuting [...]

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To hear this Morning Devotion, please click The only place to find true peace
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So many people lack inner peace.
They’ve tried to find it but they’ve been looking in the wrong place.
It’s not in the bar.
It’s not in the rented bedroom.
It’s not in the “glad I knew somebody” job.
It’s not at the poker table.
It’s [...]

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