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Gratitude Should Lead to Giving
Now that Thanksgiving Day is past, have you started focusing more intently on Christmas shopping? Black Friday isn’t quite what it used to be due to the popularity of online purchasing, the decline of shopping malls, and the way stores extend their advertised discounts throughout the season. However, that day after Thanksgiving still tends to…
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Too Many Blessings to Count
As I took a walk through our neighborhood, I approached one stretch of the roadway thickly overrun with leaves from a nearby tree. If I hadn’t veered off from my route near the edge of the curb, I would have had to wade through an ankle-deep pool of those familiar multicolored symbols of the autumn…
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God’s Standards Haven’t Changed
During a recent visit with us, a longtime friend who is an experienced seamstress was going to do some alterations on some of my wife’s apparel. When she requested a tape measure, I was informed that she didn’t need the retractable type I had in my tool box. Instead my wife found the more flexible…
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A Change of Heart Is Needed
My car wouldn’t start. The engine would turn over but it wouldn’t crank. I knew enough to realize it wasn’t the battery. So I contacted my grandson who is now a mechanic. He came over, explored several options, and ruled out a couple of sources of the problem. However, instead of continuing to slowly eliminate…
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Recognize Your Freedom in Christ
While visiting our daughter’s family, I started playing with two of my young grandsons. At one point they suddenly decided that I was their prisoner. So they wrapped a rope around me with the intention of tying me up. However, I discovered very quickly that among their many activities, maybe they need to include some…
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Tony Elder, Author/Pastor 