January 2025
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Romans 12:1-2 have been two of my favorite Bible verses for many years. I seem to remember learning them very early in life and they have stuck with me since. “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this
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“Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.” -Psalm 25:4-5 My favorite teacher in Jr. High was Mr. Barnes. He was very personal, caring, and an incredible teacher. I was in a program called Math Counts that
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Scripture gives us great confidence when we pray. 1 John 5:14 says, “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” There are nearly a dozen similar Scriptures that say if we ask anything even in His name He will do it. The
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“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21) Do you have a favorite TV show? I like anything that has to do with history, mystery and suspense. A recent statistic states that the average American spends 15 years of his or her life in front of the television set—15
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Blessing from Jesus is about so much more than money. Do you think, as a Christian, you have been blessed? What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think or hear the word “blessed”? Is it money or material blessing? There are so many blessings we as believers have in Christ that
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Church is the body of Christ, and that body is broken. Members of that body are sinful, wounded, bruised, offended, and wrecked! The Good News (gospel) is that the body is connected to the Head that is Christ, and He is our healer! He foremost forgives us (all of us) from our sins (all of
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No. Here’s a reason why. Have you ever researched your family tree? Most of us don’t know our ancestry beyond our grand or great-grandparents. I’ve always wondered if I am related to the two former presidents who bear the same last name. Everyone wants to find that royal or famous person in their lineage. However,
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I love the snow, what about you? I’m not talking about a blizzard or sleet, but that perfect snow…the kind that actually sticks to the ground and rolls up to make a snowman. Living in Arkansas, I haven’t been in a perfect snow very many times. I do remember a huge snow around 1985 as
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New Year resolutions are a lot like new cars. At first they are shiny and impress but how quickly the new wears off. Without daily maintenance and consistent payment, that new car quickly runs out of gas, breaks down, and is repossessed. The new usually wears off everything when the first payment is due. God doesn’t want your New
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Who’s back in the gym already this year? If you start early enough, you can be an “old pro”, that can “complain” about all the “new” people crowding the gym at the beginning of the year. Haha. I’ve got some new goals for the new year. I’m also praying that it’s different than the previous
stephen R Harrison 