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Build Up Your Advance Strength
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Think of an Olympic weight-lifter. They train so they can shine on the day of competition. They do not work out on the day of the performance. No, that day is for demonstrating their strength. All the previous days and weeks and months and years of training built up their strength for that moment.
Read moreThe Good Life of Little
(Proverbs 15:16-17)
This proverb is a different brand of message than we're used to. So often we are bombarded with images of wealth and prosperity -- "the good life." (1 Minute/300 Words)
Read morePerishing Without Vision?
(Proverbs 29:18)
Proverbs 29:18 is an oft-misunderstood verse. Many have taken this proverb to mean that unless a spiritual leader, like a pastor, has a vision for where the church is going to go, then the people flail and fail. There is a grain of truth in the concept, but this passage does not teach the concept. (2 Minutes/400 Words)
Read moreThe Near Neighbor
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In our modern age, people rarely live close to their biological family. Increasingly, we grow up and ship out, returning to our hometowns only here and there, if at all. This is why the new humanity, the family of God, the body of Christ is so important these days.
Read moreA Quick Plea for Hard Work
(2 Thessalonians 3:6)
Laziness was a real issue in the Thessalonian church; it had overcome at least one of the citizens in the body of Christ there in Thessalonica. And to that Paul said, "This man needs to work. This man needs to provide. This man needs to get busy. Have nothing to do with this man that is caught up in an idle life." (1 Minute/300 Words)
Read moreHow Jesus Helps Us Work Hard
(Proverbs 20:4)
Nearly everyone has a vision of the good life. We can all easily project out to our latter years. We all have an idea of the ideal future. It will look different for each of us, but there will be some common themes. (10 Minutes/2600)
Read moreJesus Christ:
The Ultimate Man
Part 2: Prophet Jesus
This is not the title I normally use of Jesus. Perhaps I've developed an allergy to the title after hearing many say, "Jesus was a good teacher, a prophet, but not God." I reject that. He is God who became flesh to dwell among us (John 1:14). Still, he is the greatest prophet who ever walked the earth. (6 Minutes/1400 Words)
Read moreTruth Can Be Acquired
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One mark of the last days is a perception that one cannot arrive at any real conclusions about God. Some will be "always learning, never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth" (2 Timothy 3:7). But the truth can be found; knowledge, as our proverb states, can be acquired. (1 Minute/300 Words)
Read moreIntoxication Hurts People
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Tortured children. Abused wives. Threats and murder. Unfinished jobs. Shattered lives. Broken vows. Rampant STDs. Abounding hurt. The results of drunkenness are all around us. Don’t be deceived by the ad campaigns. It isn’t all happy times. It's not all "Dilly Dilly." Impairment of the senses leads to unchecked evil. The dangers of alcohol abuse are all around us. (2 Minutes/250 Words)
Read moreSlow Joy, Work That Land
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Imagine you just won the lottery. The huge windfall is sure to shift your countenance. Happiness flows, at least in the moment. (2 minutes/400 Words)
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