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I think the first time I ever heard the word “marvelous” was when it was uttered by actress who’s been married enough times to field her own baseball team. But I was young and the movie theatre and the corner lot where we played baseball was the m...
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It seems that each new day brings more news of another company downsizing, issuing pink slips or closing plants.
The ripple effect is felt not only in the large metropolitan areas where many plants and factories are headquartered but in small tow...
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As you enter 2009, I want to help you establish a vision that will never perish.
King Solomon said: "Where there is no vision, the people perish..." Proverbs 29:18.
In establishing your vision, there are seven keys that will help make yo...
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The Lord impressed me this morning that in the prevailing economic conditions in this country and around the world. . .there is only one answer for Christians who’re struggling.
The answer is not a bailout or a government handout.
The ...
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Truth or Consequences is more than a city in New Mexico or an old show playing on the Game Show Network. If you do this, then that will happen or if you don’t do this, then that will happen. It’s a moral and scriptural reality in our lives.
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“I’m never going to be debt free.”
“The devil is continually attacking me.”
“I don’t have anybody in my life who cares about me.”
As I started writing this blog I was reminded of all the negative words I read and...
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No matter how you say it . . . it’s not the language but the meaning, purpose and heart speaking the words.
Arabic - I'D MIILAD SAID OUA SANA SAIDA
Argentine - Felices Pasquas Y felices ano Nuevo
Brazilian - Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo
Chin...
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“I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11
As I was reading this passage today the words “. . .for all the people” ...
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Have you ever given someone a present at Christmas who didn’t fully understand the thought and love that went into their gift?
Have you ever given someone a present who didn’t realize how much their gift cost or what it cost you to give it?
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Watch out for the hook. . .the trick. . .the trap. . .it looks good. . .pleasing to the eye and yes, it will tingle your senses but it will put you in bondage quicker than you can say, “Where Do I Sign?”
“No Interest Until January 2012.”
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You’ve heard of the 12 Days Before Christmas… well let’s end this very serious year on a comic note by looking at how we used to spend the Christmas holidays … before we “wised up” and “grew up” in th...
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Have you ever had someone give up on you?
So-called friends in grammar school who chose you last when picking teams for various sporting activities because you’d didn’t know how to play the game well?
A teacher who felt that you woul...
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We feel your pain.
Seriously, do you really think that the credit card companies who are filling your mailbox and inbox with warm, fuzzy offers of easy credit are really concerned about your economic well-being?
Not a chance.
Th...
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Are you behind on your mortgage payments. . .facing eviction. . .loss of income. . .job layoff. . .a disappearing retirement account. . .abusive marriage. . .rebellious kids. . .do you feel mounting pressures that have placed you in a tight spot?
A few...
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This morning I was reading Luke 1:34,35, 37,38 and God stirred me to share this Word with you.
“And Mary said: "My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his n...
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Last night my fine wife, Bev, and I were blessed to have our good friends, Bob and Becky Harrington, over for dinner.
Brother Bob is known to millions as the Chaplain of Bourbon Street. He taught people “It’s Fun Being Saved” which was...
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”I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much.”
I smile every time I read that powerful quote by Mother Theresa who was a truly remarkable woman.
It’s a quote that we should all r...
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Here’s a revelation for you. . .God can use anyone or anything to meet your needs in the midst of an economic famine or hard times.
In 1 Kings 17, we read where Elijah, in the power of the Lord, boldly told the king and the people that Israel w...
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For most people this Christmas. . .gift giving may come as a challenge. Many people are facing harsh economic realities not of their own making or choosing.
But when it comes to Christmas, a desire to give good and often expensive gifts can tug on ...
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What Does the Word says about excuses…
“Let no one delude and deceive you with empty excuses and groundless arguments [for these sins], for through these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of rebellion and disobedience.” ...
