Nov 2
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Norlan added a link contribution Losing A Loved OneAbout three months ago, I suffered a tremendous loss - the death of my beloved mother. The days following her passing were arduously long and involved. I realized that sometimes, a single word can define an entire situation. During this time, that word for me was "aftermath." I was in the dense aftermath of an explosion which left tattered remnants of people's lives - one of which was my own - in... Read more »
Oct 1
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Norlan added a link contribution Missing The PointIn the modern world, it seems all to easy to forget the true meaning of things. Holidays make this point fairly clear. Christmas, which once represented a celebration of Christ's birth, has become an annual ritual of mindless shopping, gift exchanges, and some guy in a red suit whose first name is an anagram for a term used to reference the evil one. Easter, likewise, has come to be symbolized by... Read more »
Jul 12
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Norlan added a link contribution It Is WrittenThe Bible tells us that Jesus Christ was tempted by and resisted the devil on three separate occasions (Matt. 4 NIV). Let us ensure that we identify exactly what was transpiring in these few verses of scripture: the son of God - the "Lord of Lords" - was waging war with the most dangerous force of evil in the universe! Yet, it is the manner in which Jesus resisted evil which is a critical lesson to... Read more »
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Norlan joined YouVersion