Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.” ~Mark 4:24 I started a Bible study on the Gospel of Mark tonight. I’m not teaching it; I just…
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Pleasing God in ALL things
And he walked in all the ways of his father Asa. He did not turn aside from them, doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord. Nevertheless the high places were not taken away, for the people offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places. Also Jehoshaphat…
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It’s Time to Cast Away Idols
Go, tell Jeroboam, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you ruler over My people Israel, and tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you; and yet you have not been as My servant…
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Fifty Years and Counting
If you could see where He brought me from to where I am today Then you would know the reason why I love Him so I turned 50 last week. It feels surreal. How could I have lived half a century? I know those older than me are thinking, That’s…
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Busyness
Do you ever have times when you feel like you are too busy to think? That is my life lately. There are decisions that need to be made and yet little time to figure out the best path to take. This is complicated by the fact that, although I may…
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Happy Palm Sunday!
Where does the time go? I always have great plans of writing more as I draw ever closer to the Lord and yet time gets away from me and the next thing I know, it’s been at least six weeks since I’ve posted. I’m very grateful to those who follow…
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It’s Not about You
“Do not say in your heart, after the Lord your God has thrust them out before you, ‘It is because of my righteousness that the Lord has brought me in to possess this land,’ whereas it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them…
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Nothing New
Ecclesiastes 1:9 tells us that “there is nothing new under the sun.” I’m aware of the truth of this statement when I am writing. It seems like everything has already been said, some of which I have said myself. At times, I have to search to see if I have…
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Are You “Occupying”?
As I write this, I am in Pennsylvania on our first speaking tour of the year. My brother speaks; I run the book tables. We’ve worked together for a long time, and I praise God that we are still able to do what we do. I will be fifty this…
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Have You Turned from Wickedness?
Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? says the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? When the righteous turn away from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, shall…