Monthly Archives: June 2014

8 Simple Ways to Control Stress!

I picked up this article a few years back. I wish I knew where or its author. I share it in the hope that it will help many of those who are “stressed out” will find some relief or help. … Continue reading

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FAITH-FILLED LIVING: True Religion

(James 1:26 [HCSB]) If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, then his religion is useless and he deceives himself. Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in … Continue reading

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FAITH-FILLED LIVING: A Glance or a Gaze?

(James 1:22-25 HCSB) But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his own face in a … Continue reading

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FAITH-FILLED LIVING: Putting Off and Putting On

(James 1:21 [HCSB]) Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you. (Colossians 3:9-10 [HCSB])Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old self with its … Continue reading

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SPIRITUAL WARFARE: Developing a Battle Strategy

Let’s face it. We all need a plan of action when it comes to tackling a difficult task. No army takes the field to fight without “counting the cost” as Jesus said, or without having a plan to execute, a … Continue reading

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SPIRITUAL WARFARE: Working with the War-Worn, Weary Warrior

Galatians 6:9 ESV  And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Casualties of War. The worst thing about fighting a war is the huge loss sustained … Continue reading

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SPIRITUAL WARFARE: Suiting Up for Battle

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the … Continue reading

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SPIRITUAL WARFARE: Basic Training

2 Peter 3:17-18 ESV You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. (18) But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord … Continue reading

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SPIRITUAL WARFARE: Enlisting in the Lord’s Army

The posts this week will focus on the theme for this year’s VBS: The Armor of God. I never served in the armed services. The draft ended just before I turned 18 and I never had to even sign up. … Continue reading

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FAITH-FILLED LIVING: Speed Up and Slow Down

James 1:19-20 ESV    Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Okay, I’ll admit it (reluctantly). I’m … Continue reading

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