Lifestyles

Devotional — Be patient. It’s harder than it sounds.

Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from ...

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Devotional — God’s help is always near

“Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man” — Psalms 60:11 Assisting someone in ...

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Devotional — Amen. Come, Lord Jesus

Here we are at the beginning of another season of Advent. In case this is news to you, ...

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Devotional — ‘Lord, I thank you, thank you, thank you’

Most people who know me, know that I sincerely love sacred music, whether gospel, hymns, even anthems. One ...

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Devotional — ‘One more year’

In the final months of Jesus’ earthly ministry, as He was leaving the Galilean area and heading towards ...

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Devotional — Let’s thank God for witnesses

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every ...

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Devotional — Look at all the vibrant colors

I had originally planned to go in a different direction with this devotional, but driving around these days ...

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Devotional — Relationship or Religion?

Today, let’s start this devotional with a few questions. Do you have an active relationship with Jesus or ...

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Sowing Seeds: A story about church bazaars and ministry

Mell and I often traveled to church bazaars. We enjoyed the atmosphere as well as meeting people at ...

The Word Israel Book of Ruth Jesus Hoke Currie

Devotional

DEVOTIONAL: We’re a lot like the penguin

I just watched a video of a Gentoo penguin being chased by a pod of killer whales in ...

The Word Israel Book of Ruth Jesus Hoke Currie

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DEVOTIONAL: We all live with pain

4 “The roads to Zion mourn, for no one comes to the festivals; all her gates are desolate, ...

Lifestyles

Devotional — The hand of God

There is an inspiring poem by Carolyn Joyce Carty entitled, “Footprints in the Sand”, which succinctly illuminates the ...

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Devotional — God connects through our senses: Sight

One of the amazing things about being human beings is that we have different ways of experiencing the ...

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Devotional — ‘When we all get to heaven’

As a little girl, I loved watching the older women (who we called “Mothers of the Church”, or ...

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Devotional — ‘Surviving the Storm’

Jesus tells a parable in Luke 6:46-49 concerning the building of a house on the sand versus the ...

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Devotional — Living unbound

“Now (Jesus) was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11 And just then there appeared ...

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Devotional — The golden rule

Last month several religious leaders from Prince Edward County were asked to address “The Golden Rule” as a ...

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Devotional — God connects through our senses: Hearing

One of the amazing things about being human beings is that we have different ways of experiencing the ...

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Devotional — It’s a time in the middle of a time

“Wars and rumours of wars,” (Matthew 24:6); “Earthquakes in divers places, (Mark 13:8); “Men shall become lovers of ...

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Devotional — Touch is a compassionate need for everyone

One of the amazing things about being human beings is that we have different ways of experiencing the ...

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Devotional — ‘Bow down’ and be willing to surrender to the Lord

In the days when the judges ruled over Israel, from 1400-1100 BC, many people just did what seemed ...

Lifestyles

Devotional — Take time to measure life’s activities

This is what he showed me: the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, ...

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Devotional — In God We Trust

We find the words “In God We Trust” on our dollar bills; but do we really believe it ...

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Devotional — Accept real liberty with God to be truly free

Our freedom or liberty is precious to us as Christians and Americans. We all take it all for ...

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Devotional: ‘A different path’

Nearly 27 years ago, the Lord used some encouragement from dear friends to cause my wife Sherri and ...

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Devotional — Ordinary time

Hear, O Israel: The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. 5 You shall love the LORD your ...

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Devotional — Greed: the antithesis of charity

In these troubled times, one asks, “What can I do to make our national and local community life ...

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