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Sep 2018
At the time I’m writing this, the coastline of the Carolina’s is bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Florence. Currently, Florence is reported to be some 200 miles off the coast moving slowly at about 15 mph with wind speed of 110 mph. Depending on location, the impact of the storm is expected to arrive sometime between Thursday evening and early hours of Friday. Once it arrives, it is expected to continue moving slowly on a westward course dumping anywhere between 20 – 40 inches of rain with sustained winds of 39......
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August 07, 2018
Shipwrecked!
In 1 Timothy Paul tells of a shipwreck. Not of a first century wooden ship piling her hull upon the rocks, mind you, but a shipwreck nonetheless. And one no less terrifying than any of...
August 06, 2018
Drifting from the Father’s Love
In Luke 15, a conflict is about to bust out between Jesus and the Pharisees and scribes. Jesus is becoming popular – too popular – and with all the wrong kinds of people. “Now the...
July 24, 2018
The Bible’s Quick Start Guide to Growing Through Trials
Have you bought a new electronic gadget lately? If it’s been a while, you’d discover you need to make a big adjustment in getting the thing set up because most of these gizmos no longer...
July 23, 2018
Qualified to Bring Comfort
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction…” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4a, NASB A toddler is suddenly awakened by the...
June 19, 2018
Be What You Want Them to Become
The power of modeling godly behavior is indisputable. Over and over again believers are encouraged to act wisely, to love generously and to live our lives with God ‘out loud’ so that others can see....
June 18, 2018
Love to a Thousand Generations
There’s a beautiful and oft-overlooked promise in the book of Exodus. There, God describes Himself as “a jealous God” who visits “the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth...
May 16, 2018
Leading Like Jesus
Power and authority are often put for the same thing, but they’re very different. Many mothers, for instance, often have very little power, but have tremendous authority. While love will cause you to lose power,...
May 14, 2018
Choose Love
Power and love are both highly sought-after entities, but we don’t often consider how they relate to one another. Tony Campolo, professor emeritus of Sociology at Eastern University, has shared some interesting thoughts on this...
May 09, 2018
‘Being’ the Lights
“God is light” (1 John 1:5). “The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world” (John 1:4-9). Think about light again. God is light and, in Jesus, the true light, which...