Redeemed

By Dwayne Hicks | February 6, 2020 |

This word has lots of uses in our language and our culture. We redeem a mortgage. We make up for our bad choices with “redeeming” behavior. In scripture, the word redeemed means that we are free from sin because there has been a sacrifice that redeems.  Under the old law, an animal sacrifice was the…

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Rest & Return

By Dwayne Hicks | November 24, 2019 |

I was reading this morning about all the Sabbath Rests of the people of Israel. I realize that I probably should rest way more frequently than I currently do. There is something about “unplugging” from my phone, calendar and work.  This is not super easy for me, because I really want all my clients to…

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Redeem

By Dwayne Hicks | January 25, 2017 |

  I like this word, but it’s not a word that I use a lot every day. I occasionally have coupons to redeem that save me money on things I’m planning to purchase. Sometimes I might by something new and try it because I have a coupon to redeem that reduces the price. That word…

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Confession to Redemption

By Dwayne Hicks | December 7, 2014 |

I have many things to confess. In fact the Lord and I have this conversation pretty often. I’m fairly quick to acknowledge my sin – my mistakes before Him. I have openly confessed to the Lord regarding my behavior and even my thoughts that never became activities. The Lord knows all of my thoughts. Usually…

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