All I Need

By Dwayne Hicks | April 18, 2021 |

I have lots of wants. I have lots of needs. As a grown-up I have to be discerning between the two. I sometimes turn my “wants” into “needs” to that I can justify them. When my kids had wants, I had to make the call when they were actually wants versus needs. As I read…

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Pay Close Attention

By Dwayne Hicks | August 19, 2019 |

I remember hearing my parents telling me years ago to pay attention. I didn’t quite understand, but over the years, I’ve learned just how valuable these two words have become. Pay attention doesn’t mean that I literally should “pay” someone named attention. Pay attention means that I should notice things. I should consistently be aware…

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Humanness

By Dwayne Hicks | February 20, 2019 |

I often view the characters of the Bible as larger than life people. They are celebrities in my eyes because of the role they played in the story of God. I’m reading through the book of Isaiah about all of his prophesies. It blows my mind the things he was called by God to do.…

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Looks Can Be Deceiving

By Dwayne Hicks | September 4, 2018 |

I have noticed that people who “seem” to have it all together really don’t. They often just have different struggles going on and few people know about them. I know what it’s like to “fake it until you make it”. I have been there and done that. I firmly believe that everyone will experience struggles,…

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