Month: February 2023
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A Deeper Look at Self-Reflection
I recently wrote about self-reflection. Essentially the importance of going to the Lord and asking him to test us, try us, and see if there is an area of our lives that we need him to change, to lay aside our excuses and be transformed. There are a few points of clarification though that I…
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Self-Reflection
I was talking with my friend the other day. I’m not sure why I did it, but I began to question him. I called him out on a certain behavior or choice he had been making. He responded defensively with an explanation as to why he made that choice. This would normally be where I…
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Not Till the Fire
One of the things I love to do with my children, by myself, or with a friend, well I just really loved doing is painting pottery. One thing I have learned through my experience with pottery is that the color you see that you paint prior to the firing of the pottery is not the…
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Depression
I think one of the biggest mistakes we make as believers is that we get this idea of required perfection. Now don’t get me wrong I’m not saying that we shouldn’t strive for righteous living. After all, the Bible does say that we should be holy as God is holy. We also realize that the…
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50 Years
This past Sunday at church we celebrated a couple’s 50th wedding anniversary. Before I had been married myself, I had no real appreciation for occasions that celebrated longevity and perseverance in relationships. Now I believe they should receive a medal or at least some kind of award. Come to think of it, they already have,…
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Love Redefined
What love is and means to me has changed a great deal over the course of my life. When I was young it was something that I sought after, worked to earn, desired, and gave easily. Life and experiences quickly revealed to me that love was not what I had once perceived it to be…
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A Seat at the Table
Recently, I watched a cooking competition like I had not seen before. Unlike other competitions where the competitors were working to earn prize money or some other material award. This competition was for one thing. A seat at the table with the masters. With those masters that had judged them at one time or another…
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A Flickering Flame
I don’t know about you, but I find beauty in a flickering flame. It dances and moves, but even with the uncertainty or unsteadiness of the light itself, it still shines. Maybe I find loveliness in it because a part of me identifies with that candle, that flickering flame. Why? It’s simple, the flame dances…
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The Special
I like to go to watch the Legos movies with my boys. They are funny and have good messages. In the first Lego movie there is a character named Emmett. He wants so badly to be special, to matter, but nothing about him stands out. He’s just a construction worker, not anything special. Have you…
Devotions For Real Life 