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Here’s My Heart

By Dwayne Hicks | May 2, 2015 |

  I believe that love is an activity of both the brain and the heart. I believe that the two go hand in hand when surrendering to love. The love that the Lord has for is profound and powerful. It is hard to understand and process. His love is deep and wide. His love is…

Unprecedented

By Dwayne Hicks | May 1, 2015 |

  There are events that happen that have never happened before. They can’t quite be compared to any other event. The prophet Joel came along and endured such an event. Check this out…. 1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel son of Pethuel. 2 Hear this, you elders;     listen, all who live in…

Final Thought

By Dwayne Hicks | April 30, 2015 |

  I sometimes like to get to the end of the chapter of book to get the authors final thoughts/summary of the chapter. Some books do this with the conclusion. I think the reason the final thought is so powerful is because it’s the last thing we read. The final thought seems to tie the…

Satisified

By Dwayne Hicks | April 29, 2015 |

  This word certainly means contented or pleased. It also carries the meaning of meeting expectations and desires of another. I’m usually satisfied after eating dinner. I dissatisfied if the food was bad or inadequate. There are times that I’ve been very satisfied with the service I’ve received. There have also been times that I’ve…

First Time

By Dwayne Hicks | April 28, 2015 |

  There are memories that jump out in my mind of things that I did for the first time. It’s funny how some of the “first time” memories are significant and some are seemingly insignificant. I remember learning to drive a tractor for the first time. I remember cutting grass on a riding mower for…

Compassionate God

By Dwayne Hicks | April 27, 2015 |

  There have been times when I didn’t understand why God didn’t reach out to save someone from himself or herself or a painful experience that was coming his or her way. He often saves people without them even knowing anything about it. I feel like I know more about the compassion of God than…

It’s Time To Plow & Plant

By Dwayne Hicks | April 26, 2015 |

It’s springtime here in Georgia and that means it’s time to plant. Those who have big gardens are preparing to start planting. The ground needs to be prepared and the land organized into rows. Some things take longer to harvest than others, but this is the time of year that planting starts. The prophet Hosea…

Sinking

By Dwayne Hicks | April 24, 2015 |

  I’ve never been in a sinking boat that I know of. I had an old Bayliner boat (emphasis on old) a few years ago that started constantly bilging water so I took the boat to my mechanic and found out that the transom was nearly gone. It had been a great family boat, but…

Short-Term Memory

By Dwayne Hicks | April 23, 2015 |

I remember as my Grandparents aged they often had horrible short-term memory, but they could remember something that happened to them at age 12. I’ve also known people who had problems remembering what happened 5 minutes ago. Memory is an amazing characteristic of our human brain. We store things in our memory and may not…

Redeem

By Dwayne Hicks | April 22, 2015 |

A large majority of homeowners in the United States pay a mortgage payment each month to redeem their mortgage. The money paid to the mortgage company each month is one step closer to redeeming their home from being a debt to an asset. This word redeem is often easier to describe than it is to…