I love July! Living close to an Air Force base, I love to see the procession of active duty and retired service personnel from all branches of the military at my church as they are recognized
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Sparrows, Hair, and Bethlehem: God Cares about the Details
What is the most comforting Bible verse to you? What verse shows God cares? Well, I was asking myself this last week. We created a pastoral care team at our church and were creating our
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Last summer I read through the books of Isaiah and Jeremiah. I didn’t have a particular reason. I guess I just wanted to hang out with the major prophets. But God knew why I was reading some
Read moreCan a Tortured Prisoner Find Freedom in Christ?
by Nan Jones @NanJonesAuthor The sun blazed hot over the North Korean bean fields. The political prisoner stumbled in the heat, starved and bent over from a back injury. His job in the labor camp
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I was walking through the Wal-Mart parking lot when three individuals stepped out of their separate cars. They unknowingly fell into step with each other and headed toward the entrance. I watched in amazement as
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The invisible battle of trust, is the biggest battle I face. When I find myself wondering in my wandering, I return to these stories of God’s faithfulness. I can trust God has already won the battle
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A young man in my neighborhood is facing twenty five years in prison. His parents asked me to counsel him. I doubt it’s his first offense, you don’t get that kind of time for speeding
Read moreWhen Hate Goes Too Far
We live in a world where the news headlines get worse every day. Earlier this week a man was killed by cops. Judgements were passed on who was right and who was wrong, even though
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Liberty in Christ By: Josh Clevenger Galatians 5:1 New Living Translation (NLT) So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to
Read moreWhere Does Our Allegiance Lie?
I pledge allegiance … Yesterday here in the United States of America we celebrated our declaration of independence from colonial rule way back in 1776. Our flag, like many country’s flags, contains the colors red,
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