Category: From the Heart!
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God pays Interest?
I’ve read completely through the Bible several times with the book of Proverbs being one of my favorite. But as I read this passage this morning, it jumped off the page. “Those who are kind to the poor lend to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done” (Proverbs 19:17). What an…
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Grass or Palm Trees?
Success of the worldly – power, fame, making money and so on – and the success of a true follower of Jesus in living a holy life is like the difference between grass, which only lasts a few days, and a palm tree that stands throughout the ages. In Psalm 92:1-15, the psalmist sees the…
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Neither does Bathing…
My faith is always an interesting topic…at least to me it is. Have you had this happen to you: you are talking to a friend about your faith and they are looking back at you with a polite but utterly blank stare? They hear what you’re saying but they have no idea what you are…
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Fear…
Fear is something we all experience. When God called me (years ago) to be a song evangelist, I was terrified. But, it was in the times that I felt the weakest, I began to completely rely on God. Paul was utterly dependent on the Holy Spirit to speak through him. ‘I was scared to death,’…
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Hope on the Horizon…
A few years ago (ok, more than just a few) there was a moving of the Holy Spirit within the Christian music industry. Artist’s began releasing worship Music CD’s. The songs and music of Michael W. Smith, Matt Redman, and Chris Tomlin took over the airways and churches. The songs seemed to take people by…
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Dealing with disputes…
Years ago I was blessed to be an associate pastor at a church that I had been attending for over 10 years. The church also had a school and I was asked to lead worship on Friday mornings and serve as chapel pastor. Although both the church and school were growing, and everything looked great…
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The Greatest Generation
My grandparents came from a generation that was very familiar with the idea of sacrifice. They came to California during the Great Depression to find a better life. They managed to live through a world at war while many of their contemporaries sacrificed their lives for their fellow human beings and for their country. They…
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Say it…’I AM’.
In Psalm 89:19-29, God called ‘a young man’ from among his people (v.19). He ‘bestowed strength’ (v.19). He ‘anointed’ him (v.20). He promised that his love would be with him (v.24) and that he would maintain that love to him for ever: ‘My covenant with him will never fail. I will establish his line for…
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Walking on Air!
The evening I received Christ in my heart, my world changed. I honestly felt that I was walking 2-3 inches off the ground. For the first time in my life I could walk in a right relationship with God and experience the blessing that Psalm 89:15-17 speaks of: ‘Blessed are those who… walk in the…
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Knocking at deaths door…
God’s unconditional love has the power to forgive our sins, heal our wounds and mend our broken hearts. This is what he did for me so many years ago. Certainly not because I deserved it or had somehow earned it. God loves me freely (Hosea 14:4). He healed my faithlessness. From the moment I asked…
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