But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved). ~Ephesians 2:4-5 Many people focus on God’s mercy and forgiveness, viewing sin as no big deal, while…
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Read the Word
The burden of my heart for at least a year now has been to encourage people to read the Bible. If you’re already reading, take time to study. God told Hosea, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6). It occurred to me recently that the reason many…
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Navigating Likemindedness
Among Believers, there is often a search for “like-minded fellowship.” People want a church that believes the way they do, friends whose values are the same, and so forth, and I understand that desire, but I ]wonder how much we can learn and grow if we only hang around people…
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Prayer Requested for Peg McKamey Bean
Posted on The McKamey’s Facebook page on Monday, December 11: We want to let everyone know that Ms. Peg has been admitted to the hospital with a stroke. We are asking for your prayers and also that you please respect our privacy during this time. Thank you and we…
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Your Gifts Are Enough
“For those that seem better than I, help me not to be envious or jealous, but learn from them.” (A prayer included in Quiet Times with D.L. Moody) If you are a Christian, you should constantly be learning and becoming more like Christ. Life may be a race, but it’s…
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Thankful for the Holy Spirit
Our extension of love and forgiveness toward our enemies is possible only because, as believers in Christ, we are indwelt and empowered by the Holy Spirit. God is greater than the wrongs committed against us. We glorify him greatly by demonstrating this truth to a fallen world. ~Cole Richards (President…
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Thank God Even in Hard Times
Every year, I realize even more how much I have to be thankful for. I’ve now lived for over half a century. We’ve not had any family deaths this year (a reprieve after the last several years). God continues to provide the right amount of work to meet my needs…
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Rethinking Job’s Friends
Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place. … They made an appointment together to come to show him sympathy and comfort him. … And they raised their voices and wept, and they tore their robes…
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Prayer Requested for Jeremy Peace
Hey Everyone, I just found out that Jeremy Peace (the former tenor for the Old Paths and LeFevre Quartet, among others) is having brain surgery today. I don’t know what time it is scheduled for so it may have happened already, but I’d like to ask you to pray that…
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Calling All Mentors
I just finished reading Mark Dever’s book Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus. As I neared the end, I remembered that I read another book not long ago on the topic of discipling/mentoring. I didn’t intentionally set out to study this topic, but since God seems to be bringing…