How should I pray ?

 I am going to Pray Sincerely.
I will not allow my  prayers to flow out of an experience that happened years ago. 
I want my prayers to be  today prayers. 
I will be honest about myself, the situation and the need.
I won’t allow my prayers to be exercises in meaningless talk.
I will pray specifically. 
I will pray expecting an answer.
I will pray [...]

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IT IS THANKSGIVING !

I am aware this morning that there have been many Thanksgiving Days in my life.
I can’t remember all of them. I can remember the simple ones when I was a young boy, when travel wasn’t so easy, and family was not always able to be together. And, I can remember the more complicated ones when [...]

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Getting to God Eventually

One Thanksgiving season a family was seated around their table, looking at the annual holiday bird. From the oldest to the youngest, they were to express their praise. When they came to the 5-year-old in the family, he began by looking at the turkey and expressing his thanks to the turkey, saying although he had [...]

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I AM Thankful

I am Thankful for the look in someones eyes when they know that they have been helped. 
I am Thankful that we only elect presidents once every four years
I am Thankful that teenagers will grow up and that one day they will have children that will become teenagers of their own
I am Thankful that I am [...]

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How can I say thanks to God?

I have learned that a Heart Full of Praise Cannot Complain
My heart is full when I list my blessings and I  develop an attitude of gratitude
I have learned that a Heart Full of Joy Cannot Be Contained
 It will overflow into the lives of others and  inspire dedication and commitment  
I have learned that a  Heart Full of Love Cannot [...]

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“He Never Flinched.”

“By faith he left Egypt not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen.”
Those last words are words which should instruct us. Moses’ eyes were on God and he was able to endure. The Living Bible says: he “kept right on going!”
Moffatt’s translation says, “He never flinched.”
Moses had [...]

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God Is Still In Charge!

 God Is Still In Charge!  God Never Changes!
Our world is in the grip of the infinite, all-powerful God of the universe.
He is in control.
 He never loses track of what’s going on.
He never gets confused.
He never frets over decisions.
He always makes the right decision. He always knows what He will do even before the circumstances arise.
God has [...]

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I Don’t Like To Shop

My wife likes to shop. I don’t like it at all. I do almost anything to keep from having to walk through the store while she excitedly touches everything from socks to peanuts. Almost anything is better than trekking through store after store “just looking”.
Wal-Mart, Target, Penney’s…I already know what’s in there.
So I checked to [...]

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PEOPLE OF FAITH MUST BE CONSIDERED A THREAT

Most often, I don’t often speak out publicly against injustices . I gues that I am not that radical. But several days ago I watched in horror as the Ft. Hood terrorism report unfolded. Innocent people died! Heroes died! Hundreds are intimately affected.
If our faith is to have meaning at all, we must understand our purpose as [...]

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My Resume

People don’t talk about the soul very much anymore.
It’s so much easier to write a resume than to craft a spirit.
But is a resume a comfort on a cold winter night, or when you’re sad, or broke, or lonely, or when you’ve gotten back the test results and they’re not so good?
Here is my resume:
I [...]

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