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  Possessing Our Possessions

  What would you do if someone in whom you had great confidence gave you a map showing the exact location of a buried treasure? What thrills, anticipation, and feverish activity…

  April 8, 2018

• The Answer Is Jesus

  A friend of mine recently attended a seminar for physicians, government leaders, and social scientists to discuss strategies for resolving several of the nation’s growing problems: (1) violent sex crimes,…

  April 1, 2018

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  Do You Feel Plutoed?

  Poor Pluto. First it is a planet and then it’s not. “Plutoed” was selected as the Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society a little over a decade ago. The word means “to…

  March 25, 2018

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  How To Improve Your Marriage

          Even when provoked, endure without complaining.        Give your spouse a gift (not necessarily monetary) as an act of kindness.        Avoid intensely negative feelings toward your spouse’s success…

  March 18, 2018

• When You Feel Hopeless

  Roy Sullivan worked as a park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Between 1942 and 1977, he was struck by lightning a total of seven times, surviving each strike with…

  March 11, 2018

•  The Human Heart

  The heart which pumps the blood through our bodies is a vital organ. The wise man will take care not to damage his heart. The Bible uses the term “heart”…

  March 4, 2018

• Fifteen Dollars

  What can you buy for fifteen dollars? It would buy two tickets to the movies for a couple to have a night out (at least for seniors). Of course that…

  February 25, 2018

• The Potential

  While preaching in the city of Corinth, Paul was encouraged by this word from the Lord, “Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: For I am with…

  February 18, 2018

• Clarifying Love

  Love is one of the most misunderstood and abused words in the English language. Some of the most unloving things are done in its name. It is confused with lust,…

  February 11, 2018

• Self-Pleasing Worship

  The prophet Amos in a message to the kingdom of Israel said, “Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression.” (Amos 4:4).  Of course, he was speaking tongue-in-cheek.  Neither…

  February 4, 2018