Deception

By Dwayne Hicks | February 1, 2016 |

  I have learned about this term the hard way. I’ve been duped and tricked with deception into believing something that simply isn’t true. I’ve put my confidence in others only to have their true colors come out later. I feel like I’m decent at discerning, but there are times when I’m totally deceived by…

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Hard Heart

By Dwayne Hicks | August 31, 2015 |

  I have had to really fight the condition of having a hard heart. I have been duped many times by people appearing to be having a hard time providing for their family and they ask for help. I remember being conned early in ministry, when the town drunk gave me a sad story about…

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Duped

By Dwayne Hicks | May 9, 2014 |

I have most definitely been the “victim of deception” before – just about everyone has. I’ve been lied too. I’ve been deceived. It’s no fun being on the receiving end of another person’s deception. There are times that a lot of hurt happens with the deception. Trust is certainly destroyed with deception. I can so…

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