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There is a special song, “Mother’s Prayers Have Followed Me” by Lizzie DeArmond, that we sang in my church annually for Mother’s Day when I was a young girl. I loved the beautiful tune so …
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By Anna Bright
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5/9/24
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If God grants me life, I will pass another milestone next month. I will reach the mystical age of seventy. My body reminds me daily that I am old. I never thought I would reach this age, but here I …
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By Zane Brown
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5/9/24
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Our church staff has been reading James Clear’s fascinating book, Atomic Habits, Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results. The book began with the history of how the governing body of professional …
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By Tim Richards
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5/9/24
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…no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
Psalms 84:11
A prevalent feeling among those who resist worshipping God is that God might hold back good things from us. …
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By Todd Simmons
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5/9/24
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As the closing of the school year approaches, I decided to share this message about patience. I was a secondary educator for 42 years in Alabama and South Carolina. If I had not learned to have …
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Anna Bright
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5/2/24
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I will never forget the chaos that day. President Reagan had been shot and was undergoing surgery at Walter Reed Hospital. A press conference had been called and there was General Alexander Haig …
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Zane Brown
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5/2/24
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I took my grandson to the library for the first time last Friday. J enjoys being read to, so I hoped he would eagerly pick out books. He was more interested in playing with toys in the children’s …
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Tim Richards
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5/2/24
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He must become greater; I must become less.”
John 3:30
No one wants to become less. From the moment we are born until our last days we are struggling to make our voices heard, assert our …
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Todd Simmons
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5/2/24
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It takes very little effort to be polite to others, but it takes more to be rude. In our society today, I see impoliteness more than I have ever seen it in my entire life. Some people do it just to …
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By Anna Bright
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4/25/24
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Two little boys, brothers born just a couple of years apart, are arguing at the breakfast table over the last piece of cinnamon toast. Mom intervenes by suggesting that if Jesus were there, He would …
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By Zane Brown
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4/25/24
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Last Sunday, I read an inspirational Reader’s Digest post, The 100 Greatest Compliments You Could Ever Give or Receive. Sarah Vincent wrote the piece and began by saying, “If you see something, …
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By Tim Richards
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4/25/24
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And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Mark 1:4
Before Jesus began His earthly ministry, John the Baptist took up …
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By Todd Simmons
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4/25/24
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most who knew him called him Buddy. To a Sunday School classroom full of ten- and eleven-year-old boys, he was old and out of touch. He had grown up during the Great Depression, so I am sure his …
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By Zane Brown
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4/18/24
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In How Firm a FIn How Firm a Foundation, Jennifer Benson Schuldt described a visit to her great-grandmother’s house when she was a little girl. The elderly relative lived by a farm, and to keep …
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Tim Richards
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4/18/24
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Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Who do you receive the most encouragement from? We all need a circle of supportive …
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Todd Simmons
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4/18/24
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Have you ever had a time in your life that the more you prayed, it seemed as if God was nowhere to be found? Have you prayed and prayed and it seemed as if your prayer was not being heard? Have you …
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By Anna Bright
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4/11/24
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A coward, a blowhard, a bigot! A hero, a peacemaker, a martyr! An utter failure and an effective, powerful communicator! It might be hard to believe that all these words describe the same man. His …
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Zane Brown
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4/11/24
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My friend Irene Hurt shared this story about Stephen Grellat which appeared in Measure Your Life, by Wesley Duewel. Grellat sought to follow God, even when he did not understand the Lord’s plans. …
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Tim Richards
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4/11/24
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When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed …
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Todd Simmons
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4/11/24
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“A teenaged boy, playing a computer game, heard a knock on the front door. He chose to ignore it. Soon his mother came downstairs and asked, ‘Did you answer the door?’
“Not taking his …
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By Anna Bright
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4/11/24
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