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Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. But it is quickly becoming the lost holiday. Halloween costumes and decorations line the shelves at the end of September and Christmas items follow right behind. Rarely will you see thanksgiving mentioned except in the phrase “after-Thanksgiving sale” for Christmas. It is slowly losing its significance. Biblically, we…
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Do you have any regrets in this life? I sure do. There are some clothing and hair styles I regret. There are some words I’ve said and left unsaid I regret. Some of my action and inaction is regrettable. Regret is rooted in condemnation, guilt, and shame. Regret tells you you’ll always be enslaved to…
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Ever feel deflated? Not like Tom Brady’s football, but simply worn out? Recently while I was on a hill operating a backhoe and turning with a full load the front right tire deflated. The tire popped off the rim and the air rushed out making an obvious loud hissing sound. I managed to put the…
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Recently I helped my family finish tearing down an old barn on their property. It was probably 75 years old! As we cleaned up the rotting wood and rubble I found lots of interesting things lost over the years (not to mention the bees and snake that found us). There were unique hand tools, rusted…
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Anyone deal with anxiety? Me too. Surprised? Stress, fear, worry, uncertainty and a host of other anxiety issues come at all of us in varied proportions. Sometimes anxiety hits us when we least expect it. The other day I was headed to an important meeting I thought started at 3:30pm. It actually started at 3pm.…
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I once saw a bumper sticker that said, “Lead me not into temptation. I can find it myself.” Jesus knew that we are easily tempted, so He taught us to pray, “Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one“ (Matthew 6:13). Does this imply God would indeed lead us into…
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“Tate’s clothes in his closet are covered in ants.” That was the text my wife sent me before church as I was counseling with a couple this past week. Talk about “ants in your pants”! After church I stopped by the store, bought some ant spray, and went home to kill those little demons…
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My two-year-old son Tate really wanted to walk by himself to his Pop and Gran’s house this past week. They live a short ways down our dead end street and both my girls have always enjoyed walking to their house and spending time with them. Tate had never walked by himself there but was determined…
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By now we’ve all heard about the Ashley Madison list. No, it’s not the Dean’s list. That website is one of the most blatant attacks on marriage, offering “guaranteed affairs or your money back” because “life is short you should have an affair.” I soon realized Josh Duggar was not the only one on this…
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What do you do when you find out someone has been involved in a gross and far-reaching sin? Does it depend on what the sin was, how deeply they have hurt others, and who the person is? Sure, some sin is more public, more damaging, and has more consequences than others. But in reality sin…
stephen R Harrison 