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Complete Transformation: I Am Loved

I was just a child when she died. Fourteen going on forty. So young, and yet I became so old. My smile was buried in her grave, My laughter turned to stone-cold silence. My happiness, well, I forgot what that was. I didn’t need anything or anybody — Didn’t need? ...

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The Deadly Danger of Living in Deception

Traveling the world as “Flat Stanley” is a fun project for families.  The lives of those who record and celebrate his adventures add life to the journey.  A group of technology gurus with a penchant for eternal life–on their own terms–think they can give “life” to a world of Flat ...

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The Legal Rights of Christians and Churches

In this day of religious persecution, Christians must know their rights. One of the organizations that is taking a stand on behalf of pastors and churches is the Christian Law Association. Recently a friend of mine handed me a notebook that answers questions about religious liberty. With permission obtained from ...

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Are You Tempted To Doubt The Bible?

A friend and his wife excitedly told me about the book they had recently read that contained new and intriguing information not found in the Bible.  They believed the writer who shared an experience of one of his clients. After some hypnosis sessions accompanied by what seemed an emotional healing, ...

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How The Lord’s Prayer is a Model for Our Own

When the disciples asked Christ how they should pray, Christ gave them what has been termed the “model prayer”. It serves as a guide to how we should pray and what we should be praying for as followers of Christ through God’s Will. Although The Lord’s Prayer is short, it ...

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The Challenge of Extending True Forgiveness

“Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.” Corrie ten Boom Sometimes forgiveness comes easy: after a sincere apology or when an offense is small or unintentional. But anyone who has ever had to extend forgiveness for a serious ...

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Is A Warm Pacific Ocean Killing Sea Life?

Two unusual things are happening in the Pacific Ocean. This body of water is much warmer than normal, and sea mammals are being found dead along the California coast. What is the explanation? Scientists aren’t sure what the cause is, but here are some facts: * The ocean is 5 ...

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Socialism, Christianity, and America

Since we have a member of the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) running for president, and since he is attracting rather large crowds at his campaign appearances, I thought we should take a look at Christianity, socialism, and America. Are they compatible? Some (non-Christians) have made the declaration that Jesus ...

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Our Hope: Restoration

“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”  Romans 15:13 (NKJV) The word “restoration” has many nuances, or meanings.  And even though the actual definition shows it as a noun, ...

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