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Can You Ever Reach Life’s Bottom?

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My life has only a certain amount of capacity.  Only so much can pour into my intellect or emotions.  I have my limits as to what my soul can handle. Sometimes I feel as if I’m red-lining. Sometimes life brings me to ninety-five percent capacity. That’s when all the six percent events show … [Read more...]

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Confessions of a Spiritual Drug Addict

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Knowledge has become the narcotic of choice that the Christian community runs to when it wants to get high.  There, I said it.  Do you have any idea how long I had to stare at a blinking cursor before I finally found a way to express my true sentiment?  If this opening statement comes across as … [Read more...]

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What Holds Together the Dirty Stuff of Life?

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Jesus is the light of the world.  But He also holds the darkness together.  In fact, He is the divine glue holding everything together.  Everything visible and invisible has been created by Jesus and for Jesus.  Jesus keeps everything from flying apart. The world, and I guess Christianity as … [Read more...]

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Darkness Retreats at the Sight of Only One Thing

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Last night as I took a walk, I thought about the contrast between light and darkness.  The main difference I notice between the two is that one needs a source to exist, while the other one doesn’t.  Light, whether natural or artificial, needs a power source, while darkness needs no source at … [Read more...]

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Where Did My Desire for God Go?

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Desire is what I need the most from the Lord.  Without it, every action I take drains away what little power my life possesses.  So what if I go a day-or-two, or even a week, praying and reading the bible?  Without a desire for such activity, my life simply runs on fumes.  No practical … [Read more...]

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How God Gives You a Life of Faith

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You would never walk in faith without God placing the situations in your life to do so. Pleasing God requires that you walk in faith. (Hebrews 11:6)  But faith also requires that you come to God, and what makes you “come-to-Him” is the stuff made of life. Faith is the crown jewel of … [Read more...]