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“So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” Galatians 3:26-27 Do other people know that you are a Christian? How do they know?  If someone didn’t know that you go to church or read the Bible, how…

“One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him – and he was a Samaritan.” Luke 17:15-16 The story of Jesus and the Ten Lepers brilliantly shows the importance of saying “thank you,” – and how foolish…

Today, in the Northeast, we are having a blizzard. I am blessed to be viewing it from inside my warm home office where I can enjoy a view of the woods behind our house. Some of our tall evergreens are being pushed back and forth by the wind. They don’t seem to mind.  It appears that…

We are not meant to be separate from God. We are meant to have a relationship with Him that is part of our everyday life.  When there is a gap between us and God, we become depressed.  We make bad choices.  We start asking, “What is the point of it all?”  And we feel sad…

When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see? When you consider your personality, can you, without hesitation, name ten qualities that you possess?  Or is the way that you view yourself clouded by the opinions of others? The best life advice I can give is this: Learn to define yourself. What I…

“You are here to enrich the world and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.” – Woodrow Wilson Do you ever wonder, “Why am I here?” Not as in, “Why do I exist?”  But rather do you ever ask yourself, “Why am I in this family?  Why has fate brought me to live in…

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson We all start out having big dreams. We want to do great things with our lives.  But somewhere along the way, many of us stop pursuing our dreams.  Why?  It is because…

How many people do you know who do the bare minimum? They do just enough so that they don’t get fired.  Their homes aren’t elegant but are just livable.  And while their families are basically fed, they prepare meals without much effort or inspiration. Of course, there is nothing wrong with doing just the bare minimum.…

No one likes to wait for success. We all want to achieve our dreams as soon as possible – the quicker the better.  But in spite of our hard work and good attitude, God does not always promote us immediately.  And that can be frustrating and discouraging. However, when we begin to pursue any big…

Spring will soon be upon us. Our thoughts now turn to airing out our homes, purging our belongings and making everything shiny and clean.  It also is a good time to spring clean our minds. Every so often, our minds, like our homes, need a spring cleaning. We so easily can get in the habit…

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