Posted in blessings on Dec 3rd, 2015
It’s the season of giving.
Please live in a way that shows a year-round attitude of blessing.
It’s what Christ did and it ‘s what we should do.
“We know what real love is because Jesus gave up His life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives […]
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Posted in compassion on Nov 19th, 2015
James 1:27 gives us a good assessment tool for measuring if our faith is doing any good for God and for others.
“Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.”
Active, sacrificial compassion […]
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Posted in Jesus Christ on Oct 27th, 2015
“He gave His life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us His very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.”
Titus 2:14 pretty much sums it up.
Let’s do good deeds today.
It’s what the committed do.
As always, I love you
Martin
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Posted in spiritual strength on Sep 11th, 2015
Traumatic events such as the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001 almost always produce feelings of loss and weakness.
But they also give us the opportunity to rebuild new hopes and gain new strength.
It’s true in the natural world and in the spiritual world.
Most every believer has experienced an extreme loss somewhere along the […]
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Posted in friendship on Sep 3rd, 2015
If you see somebody today who really needs a friend — even if just for a moment — please be to him or her what Solomon wrote everybody needs.
“Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone […]
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