Encourage One Another

Quite often we are told not to judge our neighbor. That to do so is rude, that we should mind our own business, and that it isn’t very ‘Christian-like’ to judge people. And while it is true that we should not be harsh or hypocritical towards others, we forget that Scripture also says that we …

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The Mirrored Heart

We have all done it. We look in the mirror before we run out the door, and no sooner do we get in our car that we forget what we looked like. Maybe there was a smudge of makeup on our face, or a hair that was out of place. Perhaps we even forgot to …

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Joy and Peace

Nothing seems joyful when going through a trial. It is painful, tiresome, and weary on the soul. Yet the one this that keeps me going is that I may learn something from the situation. At the beginning, it seems like it will never end; and when it is over, there is still some lingering pain. …

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Living Freely for Christ

Although we have been set free by God’s grace, this does not give us a free pass to do whatever we want. Our God is just and a God of order. We are not called to blend in with the world, but to stand out from it. To live in the world, but as aliens …

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He Made the Stars Also

“And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years,…” ~ Genesis 1:14 ~ One of my favourite things to do on warm summer nights (and sometimes cold winter nights…) is to …

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