Spiritual Growth

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    How Can I Find Time to Read?

    Many people want to read but struggle to find or make time for it. If that at all sounds familiar, keep reading. 🙂 Reading isn’t a race or competition The […]

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    Embracing the Eternal Perspective: A Devotional Reflection on II Corinthians 4:18

    If you want to know how to approach this life, the Apostle Paul makes a profound statement in his second letter to the church in Corinth: “While we look not […]

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    Don’t Drift From The Bible

    In the summer of 2005, my wife and I went to the Bahamas — with over 20 teenagers! I was a high school teacher at Fair Oaks Academy (formerly Bethlehem […]

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    Why Should I Go to Church?

    One of the books I’m reading (I usually have several books-in-progress simultaneously) is The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them […]

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    King Solomon’s 7 Steps to Wisdom

    In today’s world, we’re constantly bombarded with information and opinions from all sides, making it challenging to find true wisdom amid the noise. While it’s easy to think that wisdom […]

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    3 Powerful Father’s Day Lessons From Jairus

    Jairus was a first-century ruler in the synagogue of Capernaum, but when we meet him in Scripture, his power and prestige mattered little. What mattered to Jairus was his 12-year-old […]

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    A Brief Word About Expectations

    Expectations are what we think will happen or at least should happen. Reality is what actually does happen. If you’ve been alive for any length of time, you know that […]

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    America Doesn’t Need a Pride Month–We Need a Humility Month

    June is Pride Month. What is Pride Month? I’ll let the Library of Congress define it: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year […]

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    Not Everything You Read Online is True (Including This Blog Post)

    When I was a kid, I remember thinking: “Wouldn’t it be great if I could get an answer to any question I had at any time I wanted?” Oh, and […]

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    Are You Where God Wants You to Be?

    If God communicated something personal and specific to you, would you hear Him? Are you open to receiving a word from Him? Most of us are inclined to say “Of […]