You may be familiar with the account of Israel crossing the Jordan River into the Promised Land. In Joshua 3:1, we’re told the armies of Israel spent the night alongside this river opposite the land of Canaan. The muddy torrent roared past, occasionally carrying large logs and small shrubs uprooted from the river’s edge by […]
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“But God told him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you. Now who will get the things you’ve accumulated?’” (Luke 12:20, ISV) In Luke’s Gospel, we find the parable of a man whose land produced a bumper crop. He decided to build bigger barns to hold all his stuff
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Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Proverbs 12:18, NIV). Last October, I had the opportunity to attend a one-day women’s retreat. It wasn’t exactly what I expected, but God used it to minister to me. The second annual women’s Be 1 Make 1 conference was held at
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He is also the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself might have first place in everything. (Colossians 1:18, ISV) We hear a lot of people nowadays talking about a “reset” in our economy, government, society and whatnot. Regardless of your
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In his letter to the believers in Colossae, the Apostle Paul wrote, “Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.” (Colossians 4:5-6, NET) The Greek word for answer can also mean “begin
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