The Fight Within

I am not one to pick a fight, but I’m not really one to back down from one either. I’m not proud of that characteristic about me and I’m working on that daily.  I’m learning to pick my battles and let the Lord speak into that for me. He gives me wisdom and insight that…

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Humanness

I often view the characters of the Bible as larger than life people. They are celebrities in my eyes because of the role they played in the story of God. I’m reading through the book of Isaiah about all of his prophesies. It blows my mind the things he was called by God to do.…

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A Different Drum Beat

Over the years, I’ve met people who are quite a bit different than I am. Some people are different than anyone I know. I have used the phrase that “they march to the beat of a different drum”.  I realize that is a kind way of saying they are weird compared to me and my…

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Invisible

  I sometimes wish I could have the ability to be invisible. I’ve often said, “I’d like to be a fly on the wall when that happens”. I know it’s not a “super power” like flying or being the strongest, but I think it would be cool.  I also sometimes wish I could see things…

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Heart Versus Flesh

Some people believe the end is near. I remember in 1988 there was some guy who believed that the world was coming to an end. He had made some calculations based on data he has acquired. He was wrong. Here we are nearly 30 years later. No one knows when this world will end. I…

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The Fight Within

  I remember the cartoons when I was a kid that depicted the devil with a red body and a pitch-forked tail sitting on one shoulder whispering in my ear. He’s coaching me to do bad stuff. Then, on the other shoulder is an angel trying to coach me to do the right thing. I…

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