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Promises-Promises
Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak. Matt. 26:41, NIV. One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is in the area of health-either to lose weight, change our diet, or exercise more. Psychologically the new year seems an appropriate time to…
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Of Lightbulbs and Health
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone . . . , let your light shine before men, that they may see your…
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Tools for Life
Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Eph. 5:19, 20, NIV. Like many women, I grew up believing that if I was a very good girl, followed all the rules, and loved God enough, life…
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Born for Such a Time as This
And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this? Esther 4:14, NIV. Our oldest son, Chuck, died during the Christmas holidays. Since he chose of his own free will to die, I decided to share with our four younger sons the verse in Esther 4:14 that has…
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Skate for the Joy of Skating
Let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; let those also who love Your name be joyful in You. Ps. 5:11, NKJV. Winter Olympics, 1988. Calgary. The headlines blared: “Going for the Gold: East Germany’s Katarina Witt v. Debi Thomas From the United…
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Capabilities
Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he commanded and they were created. Ps. 148:5, NIV. A professor of theoretical physics at Cambridge University by the name of Stephen Hawking describes himself as “unlucky” for being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis when he was in his late 20s. Now he is confined to…
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The Magic Moment of Christmas
The time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:6, 7, NIV. Every woman, as she nears her time, wonders, How will it be?…
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Homecoming
In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I…
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When Words Cannot Express It, Music Can
Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? . . . On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone-while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy? Job 38:4-7, NIV. Music was made to serve a holy purpose, to lift the thoughts to that which is pure,…
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Diamonds at Christmas
But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Luke 14:13, 14, NIV. Emotionally the holidays can be either a joyous occasion or a sad, lonely, and difficult time. I was looking forward to Christmas Day, because I was going to be spending it…