Blessing from Others

I enjoy a good compliment from others.  It blesses me when people notice something good or nice that I’ve done. I should not do good or nice things just so I can receive a compliment. I should be kind and nice because of the Spirit of God living in me. It is also fun to…

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The Battles

I have faced many battles in my life. Sometimes the battle is deeply personal and not obvious to those around me. At other times, the battle is quite obvious. I believe everyone faces battles during their life – some are giant battles, and some are small battles.  I am still learning that Lord will go…

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Repent & Return

If I decided to make a list of all the wrong things I have done, it would be a long read. It might be somewhat entertaining, but I would be absolutely humiliated and embarrassed. The crazy thing is, that the Lord knows EVERYTHING I have done, said or even thought about, and He accepts me…

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Girl Dad

I am so blessed to be a Dad to a sweet daughter. I am Dad to 4 boys and 1 girl. I’m not sure I can explain it the bond I have with my daughter. It’s not that I love my sons less, it’s just different. Some of my dear friends have only daughters and…

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Redeemed

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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Christmas Work

I’m super thankful to have time off work at Christmas. This is such a special time of year celebrating a life-changing event that happened hundreds of years ago right here on the earth in a little place called Bethlehem. I grew up learning about Jesus and who He was and what He did for me…

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