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Preparing for the End Times

The child in the picture and that big old lion, with the cows and the lamb came walking toward me, I remember I was quite frightened at first, but they didn’t seem to see me. They just walked straight ahead, and disappeared once they came up to the crib. This ...

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Tired of Trying to Hold it all Together?

Although I love many things about my life and the times I’m living in, there are those days when I miss the innocence and pleasures of childhood.  Those simple days long ago when my biggest concern was whether it would rain the next day, keeping me from the swimming pool, ...

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A Biblical Response to Gun Violence

Perhaps the repeated incidents of school shootings, workplace violence, and irresponsible gun ownership are a few of the reasons the gun control issue doesn’t seem to go away. The carelessness or intentional actions of these gunmen are tragedies and no matter which side of the ideological aisle you come down ...

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Hope is A Choice

“An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others.”   A.W. Tozer A.W. Tozer speaks to the weak ...

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Misery Loves Company

Have you ever been around someone who has a tendency to be the downer at the party? How about the person who lashes out at you with their words even though you have done nothing to deserve what is being said? No matter what you try to say or do ...

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Demons in the Temple of God

In my last article I asked the important question, “Can a Christian have a demon?” As I teach on the topic of deliverance from evil spirits, this is the most common question that arises. Since believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, it would seem impossible for a demonic ...

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Dinner is Served, Spiritual-Style

In my family, we have two aunts who made wonderful cut-out sugar cookies at Christmas-time when we were kids. Beautifully decorated trees, angels, wreaths, and snowmen were displayed on platters at the annual party. Icing in red, green, blue, and yellow adorned the cookies along with sprinkles, coconut, and red ...

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Our Hope: Jesus Is Compassion

“And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow.  And a large crowd from the city was with her.”  Luke 7:12 (NKJV) When I look at artists’ renderings of Jesus, ...

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