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The Glorious Final Chapter
At the end of church last Sunday, I shared a vision the Lord unexpectedly gave me. A man was in a used bookstore, trying to find a paperback novel a…
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2018: Your Year of New Beginnings and Discovering the ‘8th Option’
I've never spent much time thinking about Biblical numerology. But this year is different. As we enter into 2018, I find myself thinking about the number "8" - God's number…
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Avoiding Emotional Roller Coasters in 2018
People probably like roller coasters for the same reason they like scary movies. There's an undeniable adrenaline surge when you think your life's in jeopardy. But I'm not sure that's…
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The Happiness Switch
How 2017 Unexpectedly Became My Happiest Year in Decades Like King David in the Bible, many of my journal entries in recent years could have been titled, "Why am I…
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6 Secrets from the Magi
We don't know the exact time frame of the journey made by "wise men from the East" in search of young King Jesus (Matthew 2:1-12). It may have been several…
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The Elusive ‘Proverbs 31’ Ideal Today
When a friend recently asked me to share my thoughts on the "Proverbs 31" woman and man, it unexpectedly was a painful experience. As never before, I realized how cynical…
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Pencils, Pens & the Mishaps of My Friend Ron
All the way through elementary school, I did my writing with pencils. Each year, "#2 Pencils" were on the top of the school supply list. But when I arrived in…