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Look to God for a Needed Boost
One day I was walking down our church driveway when I noticed a box turtle at the edge of the pavement. Apparently it had crossed the driveway and was trying to climb over the curb to get back into the yard. However, it appeared to be stuck. It was pointed heavenward as it had been…
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Act before the Opportunity Is Gone
On a recent Sunday, several of us from our church went out to eat at a local restaurant. We were saying goodbye to a family that was moving to another state. What we didn’t realize at the time is that we were also saying goodbye to this eating establishment. The next day we heard that…
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Let’s Follow the Real Golden Rule
Recently one of the vice-presidential candidates claimed that he and the state he represents follows what he referred to as “the golden rule” and recommended that we all ought to live by it. However, he wasn’t thinking of the principle in the Bible we have come to call by that name. It was quite a…
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Are You Looking More like Jesus?
After our newest grandchild was born last week, I was asked a common question by several curious individuals – “Who does he look like?” When newborns arrive, we often try to discern who he resembles the most. Is it his dad? Mom? One of his siblings? Maybe even a grandparent? As is often the case,…
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Tell a Friend about Jesus
As another birthday approaches next month, over the past weeks I have discovered one of the consequences of this event marking my sixty-fifth year. Since it means that I will now be eligible for Medicare, I have been inundated with daily mailings and phone calls soliciting my participation in various group’s healthcare plans. The barrage…
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Tony Elder, Author/Pastor 