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‘Sold Out’ Athletes

It’s always refreshing to see Christians speak up with their faith in the entertainment world.  I am a huge sports fan; especially football.  Due to social media, I am able to follow many of my favorite ball players on Twitter.  On a daily basis, I can read and see on ...

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The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Most previous Christmas mornings had been pretty lean, but this year was different. “What a Christmas this has been”, they shared as they surveyed the mound of toys, games, clothes, gizmos and gadgets.  As loving parents, they had worked hard throughout the year to save, shop, and then provide each ...

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Nothing Will Be Impossible With God

The archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary and announced the plans God made for her young life. He talked of an amazing feat, only God could complete. Although the plan specifically called for Mary’s person, Gabriel proclaimed a simple truth that resonates throughout humanity even today. Luke 1:37 quotes Gabriel saying ...

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Teens, The Occult, and Witchcraft

Google recently announced there has been a 300 percent increase in online searches for Ouija boards. They were also on the 2014 Christmas “must buy” list. The movie, “Ouija,” was a huge success at the box office. These are all clear indications that attraction to the occult is rising dramatically. ...

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Got Solid Food? A Look at Spiritual Maturity

Most of us don’t find the Sunday morning message comfortable when it leaves us embarrassed or defensive, angered or guilty… We may find ourselves looking at our watch or thinking about lunch! We much prefer the good feeling we have when the sermon does not point directly at us! And ...

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Oranges and Childlike Faith

This is a story, set at Christmastime, about a little girl who lived in central Illinois and sent a letter to Santa in December, 1908. She graciously forgave him for overlooking her home the year before, blaming it on the smallness of the stockings at the family fireplace—too hard to ...

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Winning the Battle of the Mind

One of the keys for successfully overcoming the devil is winning the battle of the mind. Satan will very often seek to target us is in our thoughts. It is in the mind that his seeds are planted; seeds of doubt, lust, fear, anger, bitterness, or other assaults and temptations. ...

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The Jesus of Bethlehem

The Jesus of Bethlehem is the same Jesus who turned water into wine, fed over 5,OOO people with only five loaves and two fish, calmed a storm by just speaking the word, and walked on water. This same Jesus had the audacity to say, “I am the way, the truth, ...

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