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The more and more that I attend church, I observe disrespectful things occurring that grieve my heart. Are these worldly unbecoming issues going to stop me from attending church? Absolutely not, …
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8/27/23
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Reading the Bible through with me? Then grab your pen and journal and read Job 4-6. Job 6:24 is part of Job’s response to Eliphaz and his friends. But it could be a beautiful prayer to God. …
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8/27/23
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A couple of weeks ago I was privileged to serve as the photographer for the “Joni and Friends Missouri Family Retreat.” This event is designed for families who live with the daily challenges of …
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8/27/23
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Now that school has begun for us in Colleton County, we all must work TOGETHER to do our part to educate our kids. We all must face the fact that everything is not always going to work the way that …
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8/20/23
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Reading the Bible through with me? Then grab your journal and pen and read Job 1-3. As sure as God has a plan, so does the Devil. His plan is always to discredit and undermine God; and he often …
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8/20/23
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Five-year-old Beth Usher experienced up to 100 seizures every day. She often injured herself when she fell during one of her seizures. When her mother needed to shower or get dressed, she would prop …
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8/20/23
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On this past Saturday, my husband and I had the opportunity to attend the board retreat for New Horizons Counseling Service Foundation, Inc. in Charleston. One of its main objectives is to reach out …
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8/13/23
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Reading the Bible through with me? Then read Esther 4-6. In 4:16, Queen Esther calls the people of Israel to a three day fast. Fasting is usually paired with prayer. God Himself will often call His …
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8/13/23
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Far too often those who work behind the scenes are either ignored or viewed as less valuable than their upfront counterparts. This tendency was addressed by Sheridan Voysey in Our Daily Bread on July …
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8/13/23
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Have you ever repeated something you heard about someone and did not know all the facts? Have you ever known someone in a certain way, then you heard something negative about him or her, and after …
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8/6/23
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Reading the Bible through with me? Then grab your pen and journal and read Esther 1-3. Esther and Ruth are the only books in the Bible named for women. Esther is the only book of the Bible where God …
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8/6/23
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As my wife and I approach the first birthday of our first grandchild I have been thinking about my first year as a grandparent. For at least two decades I have looked forward to grandchildren, …
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8/6/23
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In life everyone is not going to accept you for who you are, and sometimes won’t accept what you have to offer. Some of us allow that to become a stopping point for us. We sometimes “crawl into a …
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7/30/23
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Reading the Bible through with me? Then grab your pen and journal and read 1 Samuel 4-6. The Israelites went up against the Philistines in battle and suffered a humiliating defeat. They regrouped at …
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7/30/23
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Most of you who read my weekly columns do not know that my friend David Shaw helps me edit each column you read. This week Dave sent me an email he received from a friend which contained a remarkable …
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7/30/23
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If you take a very close look at all that has been happening in our world the past several decades, especially recently, you have probably observed countless examples of the approaching end. In other …
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7/23/23
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Reading the Bible through with me? Then grab your pen and journal and read Nehemiah 10-12. Chapter 12 is all about the celebration and worship in the rebuilt Temple, which symbolized Yahweh’s …
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7/23/23
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“At certain times in life, we may feel insignificant and useless. Surrounded by people with greater talent than ours, we are tempted in our weak moments just to settle back and let somebody else do …
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7/16/23
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Reading the Bible through with me? Then grab your pen and journal and read Nehemiah 7-9. In chapter 8, we find one of the most dramatic events in the Old Testament. Decades earlier, the prophets …
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7/16/23
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