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Sojourn
“Sojourn” is not a regular word found in most of our verbiage. It’s meaning has also found a lonely place in the shadows of cultural understanding. Such is the case with much of our English language; lost in the mix of modernism. The word does carry a diverse understanding, the greater being “abiding” or “dwelling.” […]
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Pondering
Pondering, I often come to the realization that my entry into His Kingdom was never in my hand. Jesus gave me access. He made me sit in heavenly places with Him. I am, but a grafted-in branch, joined by His allowance far beyond my own ability. How can I reach the depth of His love […]
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They Supposed
Luke 2:44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. How is it that the most significant moment in Mary and Joseph’s life faded into the abyss of a busy day? The “company” was certainly a group of friends and […]
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Imagine
You’ve probably heard. Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood sang John Lennon’s “Imagine” at President Carter’s funeral service. “Imagine there’s no heaven, it’s easy if you try.” “Imagine there’s no country; it isn’t hard to do. Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too.” Lennon was said to have struggled with his religious beliefs. […]
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More Like Jesus
Segregation was an early and often reality in the early 1900’s. The separation of black and white communities was routine in all manner of life. Education, commerce, military, and daily duties often featured a two-tiered system. Even funeral homes rarely mixed the patrons. It wasn’t just water fountains and buses that featured racism. The struggle […]
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Distracted
The Bible speaks of a young prophet who was lured into bypassing the command of the Lord. If we could encapsulate the moment, he was simply sidetracked. He knew the word of the Lord, but his attention was diverted and it cost him his life. Of course, there were a number of factors that led […]
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Purpose
John 4:35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. Of a truth, exposure leads to burden and burden leads to action. We often invest in things that we see […]
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Focus
Phil 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, Phil 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. If we put the above […]
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Speak Jesus
Luke 2:16-17 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child. Mark chapter 5 describes a man set free from tormenting spirits. Upon seeing Jesus, the man fell […]
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There Is Room
Luke 14:22-23 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. The story was told of an airlift operation in a […]