Great and Small

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Reflect for a minute on this wise saying. But understand, it is not referencing physical stature but personal worldview and spiritual identity. Small people don’t think they are small. Great people don’t think they are great. Jesus told a parable contrasting two men who fit these categories. One of them, a church goer full of himself, prayed, “God, I thank you …

3 Blessings from Our Triune God

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“The Lord bless you and keep you,” God the Father promises his people in blessing, knowing we need special care like a father gives to his children.  Special care like the Father gave to Adam and Eve, blessing them with a beautifully designed home in the Garden of Eden and an even better home in heaven.  Special care like the …

Captured by Christ

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When it comes to God working in our life experiences, the Bible is full of real stories of real people, including the apostle Paul.  Paul became a follower of Jesus as an adult in the first century. Jesus called him to mission work. He ended up writing half of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, some of …

Christ in Me

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Those little words make all the difference. Prepositions. Like “on” or “around” or “through.” 4 hours “in” the hot sunshine produces a much different result (ouch, sunburn) than 4 hours “away from” the hot sunshine.  Check out the 3 big “little words” in this verse that provide 3 powerful promises about Jesus and you. “I have been crucified with Christ …

Complacent

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Clare Boothe Luce, our US ambassador to Italy in the early 1950’s, lived in a beautiful 17th-century Italian villa. During that time she began to notice that she was always tired. She lost weight, and seemed to have less and less energy. She sought medical care, and it was discovered that she was suffering from arsenic poisoning. Everyone on her staff …

Overflowing

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“Excuse me. Sir?!”  I was exiting the coffee shop, focused on my next appointment. I half-heard the words thinking they were for someone else. I glanced over my shoulder just to check. A smiling lady behind the coffee bar started talking to me even before I turned around. She said that she had heard pieces of the conversation at my …

Accept One Another

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Hostility in our world over our differences is increasing.  If you ever think, “I don’t think anybody understands me. I don’t think anybody accepts me. I don’t think anybody appreciates me,” I’ll give you a warning and a promise.  The warning is: don’t go disrespecting and disassociating from other people so that you are not understanding, accepting and appreciating them. …

The Better Jacob

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Twins were born to Isaac and Rebekah, and at birth Esau was delivered first “After this, his brother came out, with his hand grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob” (Genesis 25:26). Jacob means “heel grabber” and is a Hebrew idiom for “deceiver.” Jacob fulfilled that name, becoming a manipulator, trickster, and expert at conniving his own way. He …

Peace That Is Out of This World

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What is peace?  You may think it’s something like relaxing on the beach with your toes in the sand and a drink in your hand that has a little umbrella in it. The sun is shining perfectly at 76 degrees, and there is a slight breeze, and you don’t have a care in the world. If you have children they …