February 1, 2024 @ 8:00 AM
All things will eventually come to an end. Sometimes things end well, and sometimes they do not. Sometimes we choose to end and sometimes the ending is someone else’s choice. Sometimes we resist letting go and hang on too long. And sometimes we stay stuck in indecision and can't move on.
Let's take a look at each of these:
- How do we end something well?
- How do we handle an unwanted ending?
- How can we let go with grace?
There is a type of ending currently referred to as “ghosting”. It is an excellent example of how not to end something. In ghosting the person who has chosen to end the relationship simply drops “off the map” and discontinues all communication with the other person(s). I am not ...
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February 1, 2024 @ 8:00 AM
Who hasn’t had doubts about whether or not they’re a Christian? I think, if we’re honest, all of us at one time or another have had those kinds of doubts. Perhaps you lied and inwardly the devil accuses you saying, “No one who is a Christian would have said that. You must not be a Christian,” Maybe you took something that didn’t belong to you but rationalized that they have so much and they won’t miss it. Once again, here comes the devil to accuse you in your conscience, “Did that belong to you? You just stole something that wasn’t yours. That violates the commandment not to steal. You deserve to go to hell.” With both of those scenarios, we may doubt our salvation because ...
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February 1, 2024 @ 8:00 AM
It is usually no problem to make decisions in the little things of life such as whether I’ll brush my teeth in the morning or not or whether I’ll eat cereal or yogurt for breakfast, but what about the big decisions of life? You know the decisions like who to marry, where to live, whether to have a child or not, whether to buy the house or not, whether to accept the job offer or not. Those can be lifechanging decisions that will alter the trajectory of your life. So, how do you go about making those kind of big decisions?
In Bible times in Israel they cast lots, which no one knows for sure what that looked like. For example the early church drew lots to determine who would be the 12th apostle to take Judas Iscariot’s place...
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February 1, 2024 @ 8:00 AM
You don’t need to agree with us but I thought that Elsie and I would share with you where we stand on the controversial cultural issues of the day. We are Bible-believing Christ followers who do our best to live life according to the commands, values, principles, and precepts of the Bible. The culture around us may tell us one thing but if it conflicts with the Bible we will always choose the Bible. So, here are some of the major issues of the day and where we stand on them:
1. Abortion. Elsie and I are unashamedly pro-life, anti-abortion Christians. Suffice it to say, God is the God of life, not death. The Bible teaches that life begins at conception (Psalm 139:13-16, Jeremiah 1:5). Abortion is always wrong and is a sin. It is the ......
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