A simple, but profound, idea: Take what you know and pass it on to others! (2 Tim 1.1-2). And might I add a corollary? Receive from others with grace and pass it on as well. For those who don’t think they have anything to pass on, don’t believe that lie. God didn’t make any mistakes. [...]
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When Jesus gave us an example of prayer, we call it the “Lord’s Prayer”, he started it with “Our Father”. He could have told us to pray “My Father” and that would be true and very comforting. To know, and live, with the truth that God is our Father, our Dad. That he knows us [...]
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As we enter the Christmas holiday season there seems to be two, quite opposite, feelings that are evoked. For some, there is great excitement and joy. But for others, it is a time of stress and even depression. I’d like to focus on the latter response and look at some causes and how those of [...]
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