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LOVE TRUMPS EVERYTHING
When I was in Washington, D.C. the day after the Presidential election last November, there was a group of protesters shouting, “Love Trumps Hate!” I agree. Love indeed, trumps hate. The only problem was, these protesters were also angry, pushy, rude, and using...
REAL LOVE IS TOUGH LOVE
It’s February and love is in the air. Hallmark, Hershey’s, and Zales have made a fortune reminding us of our need for love (and their products to express it!). I don’t mean to be a wet blanket here, but love is, well...tough. Most of us have heard the term tough love....
FEELING STUCK? 5 TIPS TO BE FREE
Ever feel weighed down, like your feet are stuck in the mud? Ever been in a difficult life situation with no end in sight? Maybe you’re there now. Perhaps you’ve been in debt for several years. Or maybe it’s your marriage, your teenager, your job, or ailing parents, a...
CONDEMNATION VS. CONVICTION: How do You Tell the Difference?
It amazes me how I can go from praising the Lord while singing along with Christian music in my car, to yelling at the person who cut me off—almost simultaneously. But sometimes I react and then regret. Then the second half of the scenario plays out like this: the...
“Your life is God’s story being told and His character being displayed. How does your life read? What is your life telling others about the God you Serve?”
Pricilla Shirer
“You must ask for God’s help. After each failure, ask for forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.”
C.S. Lewis
“God uses broken things. It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give rain, broken grains to give bread, broken bread to give strength.”