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Our Hope: Forgiving The Small Things

“I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more,” says the Lord.  Hebrews 8:12 (NIV) We walk through our lives fighting the good fight.  We do all we can to follow the Ten Commandments and Jesus’ request that we forgive others of any and all infractions against us, ...

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The Devastation of Good Intentions

The first year we lived here, the fig tree amazed me!  The fruit was abundant and delicious … nothing like a dried fig.  Late in the year, though, a pesky vine began weaving through the branches.  Friends alerted me to the vine being poison oak.  Logic told me, “Get rid ...

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Questions atheists Tend to Ask, Part 4

Why are Christians who claim to be moral so intolerant? What is tolerance? Is tolerance a virtue? The dictionary gives the following definition: “a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward opinions, beliefs, and practices that differ from one’s own.” Tolerance is not found among the four cardinal virtues of temperance, prudence, ...

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God Is On Your Side and Has Your Back!

Have you given much thought recently to Paul’s words of encouragement written in Romans eight?  The last half of the chapter finds Paul reminding believers that God hasn’t forgotten them, or us for that matter.  Paul implies that regardless of our circumstances God is still in control and will make ...

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A Court That Keeps Felons OUT of Prison

Is there a place to go for people who commit felonies other than prison? There is in Yakima, Washington. It is called Mental Health Court. If a person who has committed a crime has a mental disorder they may qualify to be rehabilitated without being behind bars. The program combines ...

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There Isn’t a “Bang” Big Enough!

One day, there was nothing: no universe, no earth, no plants or animals and no people. Then, the universe sprang into existence as a “singularity.”  Experts admit that they do not know what a singularity is or where it comes from! A “singularity” is believed to exist in a black ...

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Learning to Speak Grown-up Words of Life

Talking is only one component of communication.  Hearing, listening and understanding create words that have substance.  Talking without listening is nothing more than verbal vomit.  The Bible has much to say about our mouths and the words that pour out of them. God gave humanity the privilege of talking so ...

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