Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23 February is about heart health and Valentine’s Day. Pink and red paper hearts are displayed in classrooms, homes, and of course, in card racks. Each year over 150 million cards are sent on Valentine’s Day! Some people love sending cards, and others dismiss it as […]
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For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. Ephesians 5:31 This month I celebrated fifty years of marriage to my high school sweetheart, which led me to compile this list of 20 tips for navigating matrimony. Though there have been challenges over the years
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For unto us a child is born. . . And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 Here are 50 tips to help take the stress out of Christmas by planning ahead and preparing early. Whether we want to believe it or not, the holiday season is upon us. We should be able to enjoy
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As fall and winter approach and the seasonal décor makes an appearance, people often burn candles to enhance the indoor environment. When cold weather keeps windows closed to fresh air, homeowners delight in using candles to fill their homes with fragrances to create a homey and nurturing living space. Unfortunately, the fragrances and candle emissions can be harmful to your
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Lessons we can glean from Jesus feeding the 5,000.
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Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience. I Strive I strive. I strive. I strive. I scratch. I claw. I seek. I strive. I tire. I fail. I wail. I cry. I climb. I clamber. I strive. Again. Again. Again. I Cry I cry. It’s
I am not a Bible scholar or a pastor, and I am not formally trained in Bible study; but those things are not necessary to read the Bible and grow in your relationship with Jesus. Anyone can begin personal Bible study at any time. The best way to start is with a personal devotion time. Some may view devotions and
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“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be completely satisfied.” Matthew 5:6 What does it mean to seek God with all your heart? Are you seeking to know about God or seeking to know God? We first must understand the difference between knowing God and experiencing God. Once we understand the difference between having knowledge
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I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be
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