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Left Behind

The other day I was in a drive thru and as I was stuck staring at the bumper in front of me I happened to notice this bumper sticker on the car:  Warning: in case of rapture this car will be unmanned.
At first I thought, cool sticker.  Then I thought what a really freaky event [...]

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The Hole

I heard a story about a guy who fell into a hole.  Along came a doctor.  The guy in the hole cried up to him.  “Hey, can you help me get out of this hole?” The doctor took out his prescription pad and wrote out a script and threw it into the hole and walked [...]

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Okay, I get it…

Isn’t it funny how when a message is trying to get through, it seems like things come at you from different angles and from strange places.
It all started with Timm’s messages on Cross Roads.  How the choices we make, even the ones that seem to be very small, really do determine where we wind up [...]

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Sacrifices

Not long ago, I was reading the story of Abraham and Isaac.  No matter how many times I read this story it still amazes me how strong Abraham’s faith was.  Here he was willing to sacrifice his son because God told him to.  The son he had waited 100 years for! 
How many times have we [...]

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Could it be Satan?

Remember the Church Lady segment from Saturday Night Live?  That was one of the catch phrases for that character.  But lately I’ve been thinking about this in a different light.  You know how they say whenever a church is doing things right, Satan comes in to try and destroy it.  Well I think that works [...]

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Perfection

I’m sure by now that you have heard the song “Free to Be Me” by Francesca Battistelli.  From the first time I heard this song, I just embraced it deep down inside.
First of all, it’s really a catchy tune with a great beat and a chorus that is just fun to sing.  It’s one of [...]

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Spinning…

Does your head ever spin?  The other night I was watching a program on tv about the logging industry.  There was this guy who was brand new to the job; he had never even been out in the woods before.  All around him were huge machines, chainsaws, and trees falling.  Any one of which could [...]

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Psalm 18

I am falling in love with Psalms – the Message is just bringing it to life for me.  I read this chapter the other day and it was just what I needed.  I read it again, because I needed it again this week.  Thought I would share some of it with you.  Hope it brings [...]

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Slow Down

Not long ago I saw this phrase on my way to work and it really hit me.
“Slow Down and Let God Love You Like Never Before”
In this busy world we live in how many times have we missed an opportunity to experience the greatness of God’s love because we were too busy?  That is a [...]

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Psalm 3…

Something tells me that there is someone out there that could use this passage today.   I know the way things are going for me this week, I really received a lift from it. 
Psalm 3 (The Message)
 1-2 God! Look! Enemies past counting! Enemies sprouting like mushrooms,
   Mobs of them all around me, roaring their mockery:
   ”Hah! No help [...]

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Happy Groundhog Day!

Today is Groundhog Day.  So in case you haven’t been told, Happy Groundhog Day and yes the Groundhog saw his shadow.  So it’s six more weeks of winter!
Groundhog Day, what a strange holiday.  But it just happens to be the same name of one of my favorite movies.  As in the movie, I was wondering [...]

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Me + God

Me- I am:
·         Human
·         Broken
·         Sinful
·         Confused
·         Prideful
·         Prone to wonder
·         Selfish
God- He is:
·         Perfect
·         Omnipotent
·         Alpha & Omega
·         Master
·         Savior
·         Healer
·         Teacher
·         The Great I Am
Me + God = an imperfect human being that has been forever forgiven
An unbeatable combination!

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Missing It?

Michael’s sermon on Sunday got me thinking.  I am pretty sure that is the purpose of sermons in general, but I digress.  Anyway, he was talking about how God’s blessings sometimes start small and we sometimes miss them because we are looking for the BIG blessings.
 It reminded me or a story I heard- Wanna [...]

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Through His eyes

My devotion the other day was about how God’s view of humanity is simple.  From His perspective every person is either: Entering through the small gate or the wide gate (Mark 7:13-14) or is Heaven called or hell bound (Mark 16:15-16).  Basically we are either saved or un-saved.  But to us we see each other [...]

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Quote of the Year…

I just heard the greatest quote regarding this economic environment we are in.  It went like this…
“These are uncertain times, but we serve a certain God.”
How true is that!  How awesome!  When you put it in those terms, it really puts things in a whole new light.

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Thinking…

A man is rich by who he is – not by what he has.
I saw this on my way to work this morning and it has me thinking… if more people believed this I think this world would be a better place.
What do you think about this?

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Enjoying Life

I received a story a few months ago from a friend about how we should enjoy what God has given to us.  The story goes like this:
A group of university graduates who were now well established in their careers were at a reunion and decided to go visit one of their professors.  During their visit [...]

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Remembering…

Tuesday, October 27, 1981, 27 years ago today, is a day that my family and I will never forget.  It was the day that my sister was killed in a car accident on her way home from work.  It’s one of those anniversary dates that you recognize not with fanfare like a birthday or wedding [...]

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Repayment

I have been thinking a lot lately about how as our parents get older we repay them for all they did for us when we were kids.  They took care of us when we were young and as they age, the roles reverse and the children take care of the parents.  Basically, we get to [...]

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Lessons Learned

One of the things that has been contributing to my stress level lately is that I have carpenter ants at home.  I know that they are carpenter ants because they have little hard hats and tool belts – ha! 
My dilemma has been who to call to come and treat for them.  Of course my [...]

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