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Choosing the Path of Most Resistance

I went for a jog yesterday afternoon and was surprised by how sometimes doing some of the most simple things in life can teach you profound truth if you’re paying attention. We’ve moved into a big secure complex in Gordon’s Bay with houses and apartment buildings that sit on a beautiful harbour. There are lots of [...]

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INVINCIBLE or Pwetty Pwetty Pwincess

The story of Esther always gets me excited. It’s like the Old Testament Jewish version of the Princess Diaries with Anne Hathaway. Sometimes you just need a reminder that if God is for you, no one can stand against you. And in Esther 6, I enjoyed that reminder today.
The backstory is, the Amalekite called Haman [...]

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Are YOU cool enough for the Pagans?

I have come across this way way too often lately to overlook it and not give it some thought. A church somewhere puts on a conference, or a worship service, and somehow, the video of that service gets on youtube. Oh no. The people are worshiping by spinning their socks or shoes in the air [...]

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Well Done, Miss California!

Great News! Miss North Carolina USA, Kristen Dalton, took the crown in the Miss USA pageant, held in Las Vegas Sunday night. Being a North Carolinian, I’m of course proud. However, Kristen Dalton is not who too many folks are talking about at the moment.
Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean, took runner-up, after her ‘controversial’ answer [...]

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Minister Beaten for his faith… In Britain?

This article caught my eye from Mark’s MacBook screen yesterday. It’s funny that I was just reading about and then blogging about Jesus’ promise of persecution yesterday. I didn’t expect it to be happening in the UK! To see details and comments on this article, click here.

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"God Bless Me and My Bank Account"

In Matthew 10, Jesus has a really special heart-to-heart with the disciples where He begins to tell them what they can expect in the future.  He specifically predicts trouble for them, but He also prescribes counsel and comfort in reference to the trouble they should expect. Although this might scare some folks away from following [...]

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