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Seeing things differently
When I look at your heavens, The work of your fingers, The moon and the stars that you…
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Working for the Lord
I Corinthians 15 is called the Resurrection Chapter in the Bible. It gives us more information on the resurrection…
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Victory to despair to faith
Our business enjoyed the best year ever. We shattered every sales record. Profits were exceptional. We even set…
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Vengeance or forgiveness?
He told our group at church that his son was murdered during a robbery and the perpetrator was…
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Trust the Holy Spirit to guide you
What do you think of Nicodemus? He’s kind of an interesting guy, isn’t he? John tells us that…
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‘Do unto others’
My wife and I have been packing up our oldest son for his freshman year at college. He…
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Church miracles
“Church is boring!” some would say. At times, maybe, but the following stories happened to real people in…
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Learning is for everyone
It’s back to school time in these parts. Children and youth have attended their first classes of the…
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Wisdom from above
King Solomon writes three books in the Bible, the Song of Solomon, the Book of Ecclesiastes and most…
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Failure and the Wesley Brothers
• “Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary…
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Focus on the positive
In his letter to the Romans, Paul sets out the things that God had done through Christ for…
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Brokenness to reconciliation
On our first visit, after a few moments, she began to weep. “I’m so sorry.” For the next…
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THE WORD: Alone with Him
Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. Luke 5:16 You’re busy. I would suggest that is not…
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Church meeting becomes a Holy moment
Most church meetings start with someone sharing a devotion by reading an excerpt from the Bible or telling…
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Prepare the highway
I have lived in various parts of our state and have numerous friends who have worked to build…
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THE WORD: About the ‘dash’
This past week I saw a social media app that takes a current picture of an individual and…
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THE WORD: The race of life
Recently, walking on the High Bridge Trail, I noticed markings on the ground. Investigating, I recognized distance markers.…
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Looking ahead
Next month the church I am privileged to serve – Farmville Presbyterian Church – will celebrate its 175th…
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Spinach Theology
I grew up watching Popeye the Sailor cartoons. Each episode usually centered on someone, namely Brutus messing with…
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Teach me thy statutes, O Lord
The Bible is the most recognized book in the world. It influences individuals, families, cultures and nations. It…
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THE WORD: Let every day be a celebration
I don’t particularly like holidays. I think it’s great that we have a brief time of remembrance or…
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Embracing better health
I was videotaping messages about upcoming events at our church. One person wrote and suggested filming future messages…
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You are the one
In 1 Samuel 16, we see how David was selected to be the next King of Israel after…
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A challenge: prayer, care, share
Question: How do we take God’s amazing grace outside our church walls? How do we focus more on…
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THE WORD: Jesus to the rescue
Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic, and sore vexed: for oftentimes he falleth into…
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People of hope
Some day. People often think about the plans they make for the future. We have dreams and hopes…
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Intimidation or politeness
The bright red finish and the cardboard license plates were clear indicators that the car in the fast-food…