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Morning Devotion — A deadly refuge

I doubt that you’ve ever made a deal with the Devil, but untold numbers of people have.
At times, though, you and I have “kicked the tires” in negotiations with Satan.
I’m not talking about the stereotypical selling of the soul in order to get fabulously rich or get even with a hated enemy.
I’m talking instead about […]

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Morning Devotion: Painful walls

Oh my.
Jordan Lifander is probably feeling today like the poster child for Psalm 40:12.
That passage includes these words: “For troubles surround me — too many to count! My sins pile up so high I can’t see my way out.”
Here’s the problem Lifander brought on himself.
“Jordan Lifander, a former Cedarhurst, Long Island volunteer firefighter, […]

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I love the power of words.
Particularly when they do double duty.
I was reminded of this affection while reading from Proverbs 18 this morning.
King Solomon was writing about oft-selfish human nature that appears in the courtroom, yet the words jumped off the page for me when I considered a more spiritual setting.
“In a lawsuit the […]

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Morning Devotion: Tricky trails

If you’ve ever wanted to show somebody that the Bible isn’t boring, then today’s reading from the One-Year Bible is the place to send them.
This is the stuff of movies.
I’m not kidding.
I assure you that you’ll find it quite interesting.
You’ll definitely find a lot of action, almost to the point of “guy flick” stuff.
I […]

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To hear this Morning Devotion, please click  When goals trump gripes
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Some of the griping that we face in life is not related to what we’re doing wrong, but instead what we’re doing right.
Yes, it’s true that our choices and actions are sometimes deserving of chastisement because we didn’t prepare well or we didn’t perform with […]

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