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Keep a Healthy Respect for God
One of my teenage grandsons had an unfortunate encounter with a chainsaw last week. He ended up with a deep gash on the back of one hand that required surgery to repair three tendons. As he explained what happened, it became apparent that he momentarily did something he knew wasn’t wise. Instead of keeping two…
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Trust the Lord in Life’s Mysteries
Do you like mysteries? I have always enjoyed them. When I was a kid, I collected and read many of the Hardy Boys books. I still like a good mystery, although I rarely sit and read such books today. But sometimes I am able to catch a good mystery movie. I am not talking about…
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Let’s Not Just Think about Ourselves
Last weekend we attended a high school basketball game due to our granddaughter’s participation as a cheerleader. Near the end of the contest, as her school’s team cruised to an easy victory, I noticed a curious change in what was taking place on the court. I saw players passing up scoring opportunities. After several such…
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Challenge Others to a Deeper Walk with Jesus
Recently many of us in our area got to experience the unusual event of a significant snowfall. I watched a number of interesting posts on social media that day, some of which included members of my own family. In addition to the usual pictures and videos of people playing, having snowball fights, and creating snowmen,…
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God Is Not Hiding His Will from Us
One day while we were watching some of our grandchildren at our house, at one point they commissioned me to hide a stuffed animal somewhere in our living room. When they commenced their search, it didn’t take them long to discover its hiding place. Therefore I was asked to find a more difficult location on…
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Tony Elder, Author/Pastor 