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Your Reputation by Lane Jordan Burday
Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold (Proverbs 22:1 NLT). Warren Buffet once said, “It takes twenty years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that seriously, you’ll do things differently.” In this day and age of…
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“Um, How Do I Say This?” By Onyx Conklin
Yassou! Kalimera! Kanèla! Those were my first three words I learned my first day in Greece. Yassou is one of many ways to greet a person—similar to hello, hola, or aloha. Kalimera is my favorite word and means “good day or good morning!” And kanèla is an important word at the coffee bar because Greek…
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Praising the LORD! By Lane Jordan Burday
Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness…Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD (Psalm 150:1-6 NIV) I’m not sure if it’s because I’m getting older or because I’ve been walking with…
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A Compassion that Never Fails by Lisa Burkhardt Worley, D.Min.
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. (Lamentations 3:22) This week, I listened to a YouTube video of a pastor speaking about God’s compassion. He said that if we are so focused on our work and have no compassion for others, then we’ve fallen short of emulating…
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You are An Evangelist! by Lane Jordan Burday
Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim His greatness. Let the whole world know what He has done (Psalm 105:2 NLT). I am passionate about sharing the Gospel (the Good News) of Jesus Christ! This makes me an evangelist. An evangelist is a person who proclaims the Christian gospel with great zeal and purpose. This…
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Waiting on Him by Lisa Burkhardt Worley, D.Min.
But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength…(Isaiah 40:31, NKJV) My husband often says his role in my life is to “drive, wait, and carry” because of all of the activities I am involved in. There are people to meet, jobs to complete, and possibly books to carry. I often see him…


















