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The Trial of Submission

For order, there must be authority. For authority, there must be a hierarchy. For a hierarchy, there must be people at the top, people at the bottom, and people in between. Only God can rule over people with the perfect response of mercy and justice. This day will come, when ...

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Being Tenderly Truthful

It is so easy to crush a spirit, even if we have the best of intentions, sometimes things just come out wrong.  Have you ever said something you didn’t mean to?  Or have you ever said something you did mean but in a tone that broke a heart with a sting that could possibly last forever?  I am guilty ...

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Serving in God’s Fields

Not sure why I was heading to the farm, I found myself there anyway.  The long barn stood strong and beautiful above the two plowed and planted fields.  At the far end of the fields, the farmer stood observing his work.  I turned the old Pontiac into the center of ...

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2 Ways to Bring Families Together

There was a time when men and women had distinct jobs around the house. Men did the mowing and the snow shoveling; women did the gardening and house cleaning. Men did repairs around the house, and women did most of the household chores. It was a coordinated effort to keep ...

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Don’t Swallow Any Camels: Those Pharisees (Part II)

Those Pharisees! Their lives have been described as resembling a gravestone, clean and polished on the outside, while inside they contain ruin and destruction. The Pharisees had more than one problem. Not only did they demand of others what they were unwilling to do themselves, but they went further by ...

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