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Of Pencils and Blades of Grass
What kind of person are you going to be? The answer to that question may be determined in large part by whether you “count your pencils” or not, whether you respect the ownership of even the little things that don’t belong to you.
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Posted in Daily Christianity
Tagged character, faithfulness, Habits, integrity, principles
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A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 25:28 (part three)
As He bore our sin outside the city, suffering our shame outside the gate, He was outside the city walls, with all that meant in the time and place in which He lived and died. He died in enemy territory, in the place of danger and insecurity. All of that He bore for us, too. Continue reading
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Tagged city walls, Jesus, security, shame, sin offering
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A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 25:28 (part two)
When we don’t rule our spirit, it is very difficult, having taken that small step down into sin, to take that big step up out of it. Continue reading
Posted in A Proverb for Today
Tagged defence, ruin, safety, Self-control, self-destruction
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A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 25:28 (part one)
Fill your tank with the petrol of an uncontrolled spirit and you’ll have enough “foolishness fuel” to make a mess of your own life, as well as causing trouble for others. Continue reading
A Fun Gift
One of my presents yesterday was inscribed with the following quote from Benjamin Franklin: I am in the prime of senility. The gift never got wrapped, however. The person giving it to me…. …forgot it.
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Happy Feast of Purim!
Well, not really. But did you ever notice some of the similarities between the Jewish Feast of Purim and Christmas? From Esther chapter 9: 20 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in … Continue reading
Posted in The Christian and Culture
Tagged Christmas, Incarnation, Jesus Christ, Purim, traditions
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Ten Things We Have as a Result of Christ’s Humanity
Thoughts from and/or triggered by Pastor Smith’s sermon on Sunday. Hebrews 2:9-18: 9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the … Continue reading
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Tagged brethren, child of God, humanity, Incarnation, Jesus Christ
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