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The Mundane

Grace

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I hope this little story reminds you of the mighty grace of God as you face the Monday blues or circumstances that may be obscuring your view and robbing you from finding joy in God’s grace.

Chicken Scratch Thoughts

Devotional

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Overall, fear God. Fear His holy name.

A Different Nativity

Christmas

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Unlock your imagination as I take some creative license and explore what Joseph might have been feeling on the night our Savior entered the world. 

Tis the Season

Christmas

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While I’ve always felt like a giver of awesome gifts, I pale in comparison to the gifts God gives.

In a Relationship

Relationship

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It’s simple, God wants a relationship with us, Jesus died to enable that relationship, Jesus knocks at our door, and all we have to do is answer.

An Apostle’s Resume

Humility

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The gospel isn’t something to be sold, it’s something to be told.

Walking on the Water Through the Storms of Life

Faith

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As our faith begins to falter as we look at the power of the storm, Jesus will always stretch out his hand to keep us from sinking under the turbulent waters of life.

Are You “All In”

Faith

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Throughout the Bible, God welcomes those who cry out to him in anger, in anguish, or in doubt. He welcomes anyone who cries from the heart.

Who Gets the Credit?

Faith

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We can’t even boast really about our own talents, which were God-given, and developed by the opportunities given to us by God. Let us give credit to who really deserves it: God.

Is It Obvious?

Fruit

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At the end of a wonderful, tropical vacation, I was happy, relaxed, and feeling close to God.  I was standing in the boarding line for the flight home.  Within minutes, I was complaining