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Inspiration

Great Ability

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think (Ephesians 3:20) Who is able to do far more than we can imagine?  The Lord is able.  When it is the last time you thought about how able God is?  Take a minute to consider: He is able […]

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Book Reviews

How Will I Know The Way

A review of Lynette J. Love’s book How Will I Know The Way, A Comprehensive Bible Study of John 14 & 15 This Bible study is designed to help people truly understand what Jesus meant when told His disciples that He was “The Way”.  Mrs. Love does an excellent job breaking down John 14 & […]

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Is there Hope for America?

Let’s face it.  2020 has not been a very good year for America.  The covid pandemic, economic downturn, racial tensions, and political division rocked the nation.  And there is no expectation that things will get better anytime soon.  Is there any hope? May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble (Psalm 20:1a) Yes, […]

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Christian Reading Choices

This month, I asked participants in a book giveaway about their reading habits.  A little over 300 people answered two questions.  The first was, where do you spend more time in the Bible – Old or New Testament? 62% said they spend more time in the New Testament.  38% said they spend more time in […]

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Book Reviews

Praying the Bible

A review of Donald S. Whitney’s book Praying the Bible This book is designed to help Christians escape the monotony of boring prayers.  In it, Whitney describes how many people say the same old thing over and over when praying.  If this is boring for us, how do you think for God feels about it? […]

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Author Journey

Book Launch Prayers

As a new author, completing my first book is an exciting accomplishment.  Preparing for the launch has been a bit overwhelming.  (I’ll describe details of that in a future post.) However, as news about the book began to spread, I could see my prayers for it were beginning to be answered. When I first started […]

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Book Reviews

Why I Believe

A review of Dr. D. James Kennedy’s book Why I Believe What do you believe and why?  In this book Dr. Kennedy gives intelligent reasons for believing the tenets of the Christian Faith.  He makes the case that Christianity is not a religion based on blind faith but on facts and reality.  He answers such […]

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Inspiration

How to Handle Hard Times

How do you feel when things don’t go your way or problems arise that are too big to fix?  If you are like me, it is easy to be disappointed, discouraged, or even upset.  How do you deal with such feelings?  If you can’t change the circumstance how can you hang on until things get […]

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Why Don’t They Listen?

Every parent and person who works with children probably wonders at some point “Why don’t they listen to me?”  As adults with life experience, we know that kids aren’t wise enough to make the best choices without instruction.  So, we tell and teach.  When we see that a young person has heard, we think, “Okay, […]

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Can there be Peace in a Pandemic?

With Covid and chaos all around us, can you find any Peace in the Pandemic?  Many times in life we can’t control our circumstances or manufacture peace around us.  However, there is an inner peace available to everyone.  Unfortunately, we often don’t have inner peace because we are too busy to think about the One […]