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Today as I rode shotgun in the car with my 13 year old middle daughter who was learning how to drive on the church parking lot, something hit me like a ton of bricks. That Barbie doll playing, nursery rhyme singing, big bow wearing little girl is growing up way too fast. She has lived…
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Jesus taught and modeled the importance of healthy relationships among Christians. Seldom was Jesus alone in His ministry as He called several to be His disciples and follow Him (Matthew 4:19). Jesus ate with others (Luke 10:38-42), prayed with others (Luke 9:28), and did ministry with others (Luke 8:1-3). There were times in Jesus’ ministry…
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So many marriages today are ending in divorce. But yours doesn’t have to! As a marriage counselor, I’ve heard every reason in the world while couples are separating. The most common reason is there is usually someone else in the picture. Maybe it’s just thoughts or flirting (which are both still wrong), but that person…
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What does God hate? Sin, obviously! He is holy (Psalm 22:3; Isaiah 43:15, Revelation 15:4). He also asks that His followers be holy (1 Peter 1:16). I want to hate what He hates, but more importantly, I want to love what He loves! One scripture that has stuck out to me about what God hates…
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#1 is We Need Friends. Pastors would like to build real friendships with people in the church. Pastors love pastoring, counseling, and helping, but they need genuine relationships where they can take the pastor hat off. Ask how your pastor is doing. Find out their interests. Talk about normal, everyday stuff as well as the…
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Life is full of obstacles. Some you see coming from a distance, while others hit you out of no where like a Mack truck. Usually we talk about difficulties as if they are “valleys”. In other words, a valley is a low point in your life. Perhaps a “low” point in your life is when…
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Drive long enough on four good tires and you’ll eventually have a flat. It’s expected, that’s why we all have a spare tire in our trunk or under our car. I remember when my wife and I were first married. Our love was big, our money was small, and our tires were beyond bald. One…
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Last night, my son got his first skateboard. He wanted a “penny board”. On the way to the store, he told me a lot about skateboards, skaters, and skating. I watched him in the rear view mirror on the way home and then to the skatepark. He held that board with anticipation and eagerness…with joy!…
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Sincerity. It means free from pretense or deceit. It comes from Latin “sine” without and “cera” wax. Without wax. Ancient marble sculptures that didn’t have wax in the imperfections and cracks were stamped “sine cera” denoting they were true and perfect marble, even with their faults. When we are vulnerable enough to reveal our faults…
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Writing in the sand can be relaxing. I’m not the best artist, so it’s a good thing God erases it and gives a blank canvas to try again. As I walked along the beach this morning I thought about the two times Jesus stooped down to write in the sand. John 8:1-11 tells us a…
stephen R Harrison 