HOLDING PATTERN Many times God will allow a painful situation or a painful circumstance in our life to “swallow us up.” This season in our spiritual growth is a holding pattern. We can’t move to the left or the right. All we can do is sit, like Jonah sat...
Can You Relate?
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CAN YOU RELATE? I drive into work listening to gospel music or a pre-recorded sermon on the radio. I get out of the car and walk to the building entrance. As I open the building door I leave just enough room for me to get in and I leave...
Big Mud Puddles and Yellow Dandelions
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BIG MUD PUDDLES AND YELLOW DANDELIONS When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over my yard. My kids see flowers for Mom and blowing white fluff you can wish on. When I look at an old drunk...
B-I-B-L-E
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B-I-B-L-E A father was approached by his small son, who told him proudly, “I know what the Bible means!” His father smiled and replied, “What do you mean, you …know’ the Bible?” The son replied, “I do know!” “Okay,” said his father. “So, Son, what does the Bible mean?”...
A Story to Make Us Think
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A STORY TO MAKE US THINK Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The...