christianity
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Children love to play. They love to make messes. They love dumping out their toys more than they do playing with them. One thing they don’t like is cleaning up. I hated it when my mom would say that it was time to clean up. One, it meant that play time was over. Two, it
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You will spend around one-third of your life asleep. If you live to be 75 years old, then you will be asleep for 25 years of your entire life. Life is short. Time is precious. Time is borrowed and seems to fade faster each moment. In reality, time is only experienced in the present tense.
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It is fairly safe to assume that most people like cake. There are a million different kinds of cake, but I do think we can agree that not all cakes are the same; nor do all cakes taste wonderful. Cake is basic, but it is made extraordinary through the additions of flavors, fruits, and frostings.
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The famous American novelist Mark Twain famously said, “Never discuss politics or religion in polite company.” In today’s culture, it is no longer taboo to discuss either subject openly, however, in today’s degenerated society there is hostility about both subjects. Of course, the hostility that is displayed depends upon your own personal perspective of each.
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Every Christian is seeking to live a victorious life over the world, the flesh, and the devil. Sadly, most Christians think that they must strive in their own strength, righteousness, and knowledge to attain victory. The reality is that we have been given victory and are victorious in Christ. Because He is eternally victorious, so
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What makes you think that you’re better than Jesus? You say, “I don’t think that at all.” I say you do, because I do too. Here’s why. There is this subtle belief inside of us that if we are good, nice, wholesome, moral, upstanding citizens who are nice to everybody and their mama that everyone
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One of the greatest dangers in the average church today is a double-edged sword that is causing devastation to many congregations. The sword is disunity. One edge is disunity over the essentials of the faith. The other is unity at the cost of doctrine. We would all agree that there should be unity within the
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Living in the mountains of Southwest Virginia, we are blessed to be able to experience all four seasons. Each year they differ in severity and overlap; but for the most part, we are able to see and feel the change that each season brings. I’m an autumn guy myself. Hobby Lobby is putting out all
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There is no such thing as a life without conflict. We are born into adversity and constant conflict looming over us throughout our life. Job 14:1 says, “Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.” Sadly, many today have bought the lie that if you trust Jesus that
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The Passion Week began last Sunday morning on what we call Palm Sunday. This week is the most important week in history since the week of creation. It is the events of this week that we focus on, not just every Easter season, but we do so every time that we gather together on a
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