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James 2:17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. My daughter is afraid of bugs. She is tough, goes after a soccer ball with no fear but a millimeter bug will reduce her to screaming mess. One night as I said her prayers she saw a…
Today is the day “in-between” Good Friday and Easter. After Jesus’ death on the cross it was a time of uncertainty and fear for those who followed Christ. There was probably a measure of disappointment mixed in. What happened to the man who claimed to be the son of God? The Messiah wouldn’t die,…
I’ve said this many times but I am so glad my life was not one of the lives forever remembered on the pages of the Bible. When we read about the shortcomings of the Old Testament characters or the disciples’ failings, we have a tendency to look down on them. “Peter denied Christ three…
Do you start your day out by surrendering it to God? Each morning I pray the Lord will organize my day and order my steps. I want the Lord’s agenda, not mine and often times his agenda is pretty similar to the one I laid out, but not always. Sometimes at the end of…
This week in our “Un-Crowd” Bible study we began our discussion with an icebreaker. We had a list of “un” words and were asked to pick the one that best described us. I chose “unfinished” because that’s how I’ve felt lately. Unfinished laundry, unfinished organizing, unfinished writing, unfinished book marketing and last night unfinished cooking. …