Is it possible to be thankful without feeling thankful? The answer, I think, is: Of course. The Bible tells us that we should give thanks in all circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:18). We’re also told that we should
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My grandmother exhibited the best of Yankee wisdom. She lived out that old adage, “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.” Nothing around her was wasted. Everything was used and
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I still remember the time I secretly left a dollar bill on the toy shelf at the local Kmart. I had heard that when you gave, God would repay you manifold. I was putting this
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I wish I had more time. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t lament the fact that there are only 24 hours in a day. There are so many things I’d like to do,
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There are some who do not understand the appeal of camping. “How is that a vacation?” They want to know. Cooking in primitive conditions, swatting mosquitos, trudging through the elements… “Doesn’t sound like a vacation
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God is love. The apostle John tells us this in 1 John 4:8. Not just that God loves, which is also true, but that God is love. It follows, then, that any attribute of love
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Don’t worry, this isn’t a lesson in Hebrew. This is a lesson from Hebrew. Hebrew class to be exact. Two years ago I signed up for a Biblical Hebrew class. It seemed like a
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Wouldn’t it be great if it were easy? That’s what it said on the back of the cereal box. It said some other things too, but my eyes stopped right there. Wouldn’t it be great?
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What do you know that God doesn’t know? This may seem like a rhetorical question, but go ahead and answer it anyway. Grab a paper and pen and write at the top, “Things I know
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I don’t like Mondays. I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in this. Monday marks the beginning of my work week, and I don’t know anyone who gets as excited about the beginning of their work
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