Separate

This word, like many words in the English vocabulary has different but similar meaning when used as an adjective or a verb. Separate means things that are apart and not joined together. It also means make things come apart or stay apart from one another. There are lots of things that are joined together that…

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Hard Heart

  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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Hardened Heart

  I’ve met people who were very stubborn and hard to deal with. I’ve also met some of the nicest people on the planet in my life. I’ve also studied the issues related to behavior and how it’s connected to a person’s heart. When I talk about the heart, I’m talking somewhat about the big…

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Small But Significant

  I grew up in a small town in Kentucky. The mailing address when I was a kid was simply Casey Creek, KY 42723. If you put my name and that “city”, state and zip, it would get to me. Everybody knew everybody in the small town. Everybody also knew everybody’s business. The local post…

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Here’s My Heart

  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…

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Cause & Effect

This is a pretty simple exercise early in school – in elementary school, I think. A cause is WHY something happens. An effect is WHAT happens. I have “cause and effect” moments all day every day. Some are pretty big and others are really small. For example, I make fresh coffee because my team loves…

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