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Completing a Self-help Book Purge
letting go of finding the answers that don’t always exist in the way we think. I recently created a list of projects that I wanted to complete in the short summer months that we have. I always have the usual items like painting projects, cleaning out something and building a project or two. One project was to clean out and organize my books. I love to read and have a book in my hands. I am not an online reader or tablet reader when it comes to books. I started with one of the easier projects of cleaning out my books and I came to a realization that I didn’t…
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Monuments of Human Pride
Do You Have a Tower of Babel? I recently reread the story of the Tower of Babel. The people wanted to build something to show the world their importance and to be in control. Genesis 11:4 says, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world” (NLT). Their actions were rebelling against God’s will. To keep their pride from destroying them, God confused their communication with different languages. I have not traveled extensively, but the few times I have traveled or engaged with others whose native language is…
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Engaging and Talking with Your Children
I have two daughters, 14 and 8. I have always felt that I have a great open and honest relationship with them both. We as parents want our children to feel that they can come to us and talk to us about anything. I have been fortunate as a parent that with my job I am home most of the time when they come home from school, which gives me an opportunity to talk to each of my children and see how their day was and how they are doing and engage in conversation with them. I know what some of you may be thinking: my child wouldn’t want to…
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A Devotional for the Anxious Heart: Deuteronomy 31: 8
Scripture: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” (Deuteronomy 31:8 ESV) Thought: God is our faith and ever present leader. Because God is faithful and present, we can and must put our trust in him and never be afraid. Application: Joshua was being commission by Moses to lead the Israelites into the promise land. His commissioning was a really big deal. Regardless of the significance of his call, Moses said Joshua should still fully trust God. Our calling is to also follow God’s lead. To trust that he has gone…