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What’s Your Whale’s Belly?

“I sank beneath the waves, and death was very near. The waters closed above me; the seaweed wrapped itself around my head.” Jonah 2:5 God had Jonah right where He wanted him … in putrid darkness with nothing but time to think about his decision to run from Him. Jonah ...

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A Prayer For The New Year

— Romans 13:11 Isaiah heard the voice of God asking him, “Whom shall I send, and who shall go for us?” Isaiah heard God’s call and answered Him, “Here am I. Send me!” We are commanded to, “Go, and tell this people” a very harsh message. Some will hear and ...

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“Speech Is Silver—Silence Is Golden”

A proverb, whose writer is unknown, says silence is “golden.” While this saying is true in its intended meaning, how golden really is being silent? Sometimes it is preferable to keep one’s mouth shut than to speak words that will only harm. This saying mostly, though, is only true for ...

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A New Year’s Revolution

I was thinking the other day; When the coming New Year was still many days away, I ought to make some kind of New Year’s resolution. I need to make a change; to find some good solutions. After thinking on it for a very long while, My small list of ...

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How Well Do You Wait?

They met in 1930 at a Halloween masquerade ball. He was 20 years old and had already been working for the local utility company for four years. She was a 16-year-old high school student, living in a dormitory many miles from her family’s farm. They fell in love and decided ...

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The Never Changing Truth of God’s Word

In the Oxford English Dictionary a new word has been coined: “post-truth.” However one defines truth, how can it be said that we are past the time of truth? It takes many forms. There is moral truth, ethical truth, and abiding principles that have been the foundation of culture and ...

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