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4 Practical Life Lessons from Acts

How does the book of Acts fit into your Bible reading? Confession – for a long time it was one of my least favorite books. I think it is natural to have changing feelings about various Bible books as you mature. This is part of God’s plan of revealing himself to his children. The book…
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April 20, 2020 0

How to Overcome the Distraction of Boredom

So many of us are now stuck at home. Are the same old four walls becoming a distraction? Even if you aren’t under stay at home orders, you can get distracted by the world around you. Right now, it seems natural to be distracted by the global pandemic. But it’s also easy to become distracted…
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April 16, 2020 0

How to Live With Courage in These Days

To say that uncertainty is the one mark of our time is an understatement! It is safe to say that in our lifetimes there has never been so much global uncertainty. And we need courage. Especially in times like these, we must find the courage to move ahead. When I read Joshua 1, I see…
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April 13, 2020 0

5 Keys to Overcome Uncertainty

We live in an age of unprecedented uncertainty. In the past year, I have read The Plague by Albert Camus and A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe. Both books reveal pain and suffering and uncertainty. A few years ago, I went through a season of uncertainty. While it pales in comparison with…
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April 9, 2020 0