Get Off My Front Porch! The big question: “Can Christians have demons?” When we become a new person in Christ Jesus and are filled with the Holy Spirit, scripture tells us that our bodies are the temple where the Holy Spirit abides. Then, how do Christians become oppressed with depression,...
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The Call No One Wants I received a call twenty-one years ago from my mother telling me that my twenty year old nephew had been killed in a car accident. I was not living in the same city at the time and it took a few days to get there;...
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Are You Holding IOUs? An IOU (I owe you) may be hard to let go. When we think people owe us respect, love, loyalty, or honor, it very well may be true. But, if we do not receive what is due us, we need to forgive, and tear up the...
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Do you know your heart? We can feed our hearts. Do we know what it is consuming? “Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad.” Proverbs 12:25 Feed your heart with good words. For out of the heart the mouth speaks, “The good...
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Work it Out! When we hear the phrase, “work it out,” we usually think about a physical action. It may be working out a cramp in a muscle or exercising to become more healthy. As I read, “…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,” (Philippians 2:12) I had...
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Communities in the past would come together to raise the barn. Where have our hearts gone? Many are plagued with isolation. Trauma has driven people into themselves. What does the Lord want? “O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh...
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Learning to Walk I’m sure most people have seen a baby take its first steps. The little one falls often, but continues to get up. The constant practice and exercise of walking eventually turns to running so fast, it is hard to keep up with that little baby that was...
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When you hear the words, “I don’t think this relationship is going to workout.” You may feel as if there has been an attack on your heart. You may have gone to family and friends for consolation and find none. God is the only one that truly knows what you...
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