God’s Hidden Arrangement

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I spent this past weekend assembling a detailed 3D book-nook puzzle, one of those miniature architectural scenes made of dozens upon dozens of tiny wooden pieces. Each piece had been precisely cut with notches so small they were nearly invisible, yet every one fit only in a single location. The instructions required an exact order. […]

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A Christ Centered Christmas

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Each year, “Merry Christmas” is spoken more cautiously, if it is spoken at all. In its place, “Happy Holidays” has become the safer greeting, offered under the banner of politeness, neutrality, and inclusiveness. Just last week, after wishing a gentleman “Merry Christmas” over the phone, he replied with a carefully neutral “Happy Holidays.” These exchanges […]

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Sanctified Journaling

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“Record all special favors, mercies, providences, and experiences.Little do you know the advantages that will redound to your souls upon this.” – Thomas Brooks, Smooth Stones Taken from Ancient Brooks I began journaling as a teenager, long before I knew Christ. What began as a class assignment soon became a nightly ritual. I would open my […]

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Cultivating Reverence for the Holiness of God

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Reverence does not grow in the heart by accident. Scripture never treats it as a passing feeling or a heightened emotion that comes and goes with the seasons of the soul. Reverence is the posture formed when the heart sees God as He truly is, and bows beneath the weight of that truth with joy […]

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Remembering Ms. Hazel


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March 7, 1983 – February 3, 2014 There were so many things I loved about Ms. Hazel that I am going to miss. I loved her ornery personality. She was inspirational in her good-humored orneriness. She loved to instigate and rile people up in a fun, playful, good-natured way. I loved her quick wittedness. You […]

02/06/2014

The Joy of Fellowship 1 John Introduction


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 I often feel like a tour guide when I am teaching.  I am so glad to have you all ready and willing to travel with Penny and myself each week without a time frame for finishing. It’s really like a leisurely walk or drive, we’ll get there when we get there.  During our break Penny […]

02/04/2014

Speak to My Heart


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Speak to my heart, Lord Jesus, Speak that my soul may hear; Speak to my heart, Lord Jesus, Calm ev’ry doubt and fear. Speak to my heart, oh, speak to my heart, Speak to my heart, I pray; Yielded and still, seeking Thy will, Oh, speak to my heart today.   It’s strange how verses […]

11/14/2013

Coming Soon! Revelation 22:6-21


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As we close out our study of the book of Revelation, we come to what some call the ‘divine postscript.’  The message to the churches has come and gone, the rapture has occurred, the tribulation has taken place, the wedding of the Lamb has come, the millennium period is past, the great white throne judgment […]

11/12/2013

Heaven Our True Home Revelation 22:1-5


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The past few weeks we have called about what the millennial kingdom will be like when Christ rules the earth and also what the new heaven and the new earth will be like once all former things pass away. This week we continue to look into this wonderful place that our Lord has been busy […]

11/05/2013

My Father’s House Revelation 21:9-27


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Jesus told His disciples “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God believe also in Me.  In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.  If I go and prepare a place for you, I […]

10/29/2013

Behold I Make All Things New Revelation 21:1-8


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Augustine as he was watching the sunset over the ocean once said, “If these are the pleasures afforded to sinful men, what does God have in store for those whose hearts are his?” What does God have in store for us? The past couple of weeks we have studied the final 1,000 year time period […]

10/22/2013

A Most Dreadful Scene Revelation 20:7-15


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Vs 7    When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison  There is every reason to believe that this is a literal 1000 years and not a symbolic time period. When a specific number has been given in Revelation it means that number. For instance 144,000 means exactly that. When it […]

10/15/2013

Heaven on Earth Revelation 20:1-6


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In 1987 one of the top 100 billboard songs was a song by Belinda Carlisle called, “Heaven is a Place on Earth.”  The beginning of the song starts out with the chorus singing:  Ooh, baby, do you know what that’s worth? Ooh, heaven is a place on earth. They say in heaven love comes first. […]

10/08/2013

Our Warrior King Revelation 19:11-21


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While the world was going through the Tribulation, the raptured church was in heaven being presented to the Bridegroom.  She has been miraculously protected by a Father who loves His children.  He has hidden Israel’s remnant away in an undisclosed area.  The Tribulation saints have either been martyred and are safe in heaven or they […]

10/01/2013