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He Is My Rock!
He is my rock! In Hebrews we read: "We have this [hope] as an anchor for our lives, safe and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain." (Hebrews 6:19 HCSB) We have just come through…
Created 3 months ago
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Real Men Don't Cry...Well, Sometimes We Do!
In Psalms 42:1 the Psalmist so beautifully and poetically lets us know the pit of despair that he has fallen into. A pit of despondency that has left him in tears both day and night. His sole sustenance…
Created 3 months ago
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Life Sustaining
"As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for You, God." (Psalm 42:1 HCSB) We can do without food for several weeks. But we can't do without water but a few days. Water is the life sustaining…
Created 3 months ago
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Why?
Why am I depressed? The Psalmist ends through a series of internal analysis through his questioning of his plight and his despair. Yet, he finally comes to the conclusion that through it all, God is there…
Created 3 months ago
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A Grandmother's Prayers
I used to travel away from home in my 12 state territory quite frequently as a young sales representative. Once after returning home, I stopped to visit my grandmother. During the conversation she asked…
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-01-12
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And Peter Went In...
Peter must have already been putting the meaning of the vision together, as he went into the Roman centurion's house. A devout Jew would never have set foot in a Gentile's house as it was "unclean" and…
Created 5 months ago
Acts 10:25 (KJV), Acts 10:34 (KJV), Acts 10:35 (KJV), Acts 10:43 (KJV)
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A Revolutionary Vision
We sometimes have a hard time understanding the importance of this revolutionary vision outside the Jewish faith and living on this side of the vision. This was such a revolutionary departure from traditional…
Created 5 months ago
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An Old Fisherman's Prayer
Is it surprising to see a gruff old fisherman having a daily prayer schedule? In verse 9, Luke gives us some insight on Peter's prayer life when he tells us that "Peter went up to the housetop to pray…
Created 5 months ago
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Are You Joking?
My grandfather was a barber and had many jokes and funny tales that he would insert into family conversations. My grandmother would tell him to stop his foolishness and quote this verse. As grandchildren…
Created 5 months ago
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Mixed Messages
Hollywood and social media try to confuse our youth as well as we adults into thinking that gay rights, adultery, fornication, co-habitation, safe sex, etc. - is acceptable and that you must buy into…
Created 5 months ago
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Sweet, Living Sacrifice
Paul lets us know that Christ's sacrifice on the cross for our sins was a "sweetsmelling savour" (KJV) or a "fragrant offering" (NIV) to God. If Christ's sacrifice was a fragrant offering to God, then…
Created 5 months ago
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Reflecting Love
In verse 1 Paul tells us to initiate God. What characteristics of God should we imitate or model in our Christian walk? Fortunately, Paul immediately tells us in verse 2, that the characteristic of "love"…
Created 5 months ago
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My Father's Footsteps
Paul admonishes us to imitate God here in his letter to the Ephesians. As a child of God and heir to His Kingdom, we should try and imitate our Father in Heaven as any child would want to imitate a good…
Created 6 months ago
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Exchanging Gifts?
We see that many times verse 11 is used as an example of why we "exchange" gifts during the Christmas season, and it is even used in the extreme when pointing to this verse to validate the idea that we…
Created 6 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-12-13
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The Fourth Gift
What was the fourth gift that the Magi brought to the new born baby? Many can name the three listed gifts but not the first and most important gift---if you read closely, you will find that the first…
Created 6 months ago
David England
- dengland57
- Campbellsville, KY
