If you haven’t clued in yet, I am an uber fan of the Scriptures. I believe that the Holy Book is a living and active, God-inspired manual for life. In fact, the book of Romans has been my “go to” book in the Bible when it comes to my battle against the flesh. I believe […]
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“For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age…” Titus 2:11-12 Consider the Marshmallow test. Researchers took a group of five-year-olds, put them in a room with just
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Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat of any tree in the garden?’” The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, but
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“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own” Matthew 6:34 Diets suck. In fact, the notion of them is virtually intolerable because they force us to take actions we truly don’t want to take. No more cake. No more casual dinners out where you
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There is a reason why people don’t typically jump off of a second story balcony. It is self-evident that doing so would, at minimum, incur a sprained or broken ankle. As a child I liked to experiment with gravity like this on occasion. I would jump off of one step, then jump off of two
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“In between stimulus and response there is a space; in that space lies our power to choose our response; in our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Victor Frankl My sons like to bicker. It’s been a struggle since they were very little. My oldest boy was quite literally the golden child; his hair
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“The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and of sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.” Jesus Christ, Luke 7:34-35 When does your leg become your foot? Look at it. Can you draw a definitive line pinpointing the
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