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WHY IS THERE BADNESS IN THE WORLD? PART ONE
It has been brought to my attention that there are those among my constituents who fully believe that war, famine and things like disease and poverty are a result of sin in the world. Of this there can be no doubt. But then I hear a very strange utterance escape their lips: where did all…
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PHILISOPHICAL DISCOURSE
I was recently reading a book entitled “The Problems of Philosophy,” by Bertrand Russell. We will take one very small section of his writing and reply briefly. He posits that there are some things which many be known to exist outside of human experience. My position is, I believe in the theoretical existence of things…
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A GREAT LIE
Science does not prove the absence of God. It shows how many natural phenomena Satan has deceived mankind into thinking he has dominion over. Either he or Man, it matters not which. For if either believes their knowledge allows them to stand alone, Man will fall. Satan has already been given sentence. It is his…
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PRAYER OF THANKS
INFLUENCED BY PSALM 3-11 PSALM 3 Thank you, Lord, that you are a shield around me. Thank you that you are my glory. That you that you are the One who lifts my head –v3. Thank you that you answer me –v4 Thank you that you sustain me –v5 PSALM 4 Thank you that you…
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PROVERBS 15 PRAYER
Father, please help me become someone who can give a gentle answer to those around me. There is so much anxiety in the world today and it causes so much confusion and anger. Use me to be your tool to give gentle answers because they turn away wrath. –v1 Please create in me the discipline…
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THOUGHTS ABOUT ROMANS, PART ONE
Romans 1:19-20: “They know the truth about God because He has made it obvious to them. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see His invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God”…
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PUT DOWN YOUR SHIELD
Put down your shield, Set down your sword,There are their heartsTo conquer no more.You tried your luck, You tried your best, You tried to love Like the rest. But love did notReturn like you thought,The cherished memories,Dearly bought, no,They placed them in a heap left to rot. You think about tryingLove again at times,When the…
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HANNAH’S WORDS
Many times we read Scripture and we think one chapter proceeds after another because it is the natural procession of events that occurred during that time. But I’d like to offer that there is nothing natural about Scripture. It is imparted by the Holy Spirit. In I Samuel, Hannah offers a prayer of thanksgiving to…
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ANOTHER PAYDAY
There are so many things we are able to spend our money on. The Lord enjoys seeing the things that we will choose. He is excited for our our excitement, and it fills His heart to overflowing when we use the provision He has given as a way to provide for others. Do you have…
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HANGING BY A THREAD
My courage hangs by a thread, I shut my eyes against the day, Lying awake without rising from bed, Keeping the depressing nightmares at bay. They do not come from without, They dance and skip from place to place, Never ceasing to tell me about, The hypocrisy that must be written in my face. As…
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