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JOY 365: Day 17 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds. – James 1:2 I spent about an hour on the phone with a friend who is facing a difficult situation with family. At the moment, there is much turmoil and strife in their family. They have been a good example
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JOY 365: Day 16 A person finds joy in giving an apt reply, and how good is a timely word!” -Proverbs 15:23 I was recently eating at a restaurant near the ocean while meeting with some other pastors. Talk about enjoying a perfect moment! When we stepped out of the restaurant, I walked over to
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JOY 365: Day 15 Make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. -Philippians 2:2 One of my good friends retired from the Army. Every time he meets another person who served, they’re fast friends. He can carry on a conversation for hours with strangers because of their mutual service.
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JOY 365: Day 7 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. -3 John 1:4 I had the joy of visiting a family in their home today and talking about baptism with their youngest daughter. I was able to do this three years ago with their other daughter. What
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2025 was great in many ways! It was our 25th wedding anniversary. My oldest daughter was married and had graduated from college. My middle daughter graduated from high school and began (and loves) cosmetology school. January begins my 5th year as pastor of my church, which has grown every year (especially in unity, discipleship, and
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Joseph, or “Jofus”, as all my kids pronounced it when they were young, was the earthly and adoptive father of Jesus. Jesus, however, was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:18, 20). Not much is known about Joseph from Scripture, other than his lineage from King David, his profession as a carpenter, and his hometown
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My dad taught me Psalm 100. We sat in my room countless nights repeating those five verses that are now etched into my soul. I repeat them often. As I write this devotional about Thanksgiving, I thank God for the way my dad discipled me in the Lord. He loved Jesus and modeled him in
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The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway. -Proverbs 15:19 Highways and hedges are different. The first allows for movement, and the other stops it. Nothing will prevent you from picking a rose faster than its thorns. My dad used to say thorn bushes are
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Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. -Proverbs 5:15 A Proverbs 5 man knows God created sex for procreation and pleasure to be inside the boundaries of marriage for one man and one woman for a lifetime. Anything outside of God’s design for sex is sin, and a godly man realizes that
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“Be Reconciled to God” “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.” –2 Corinthians 5:20 Reconcile comes from two words in Latin that mean “to bring back together”. You can reconcile your checking account to make sure it’s accurate. You can
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