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Don’t Wait for a Crisis to Obey God
After my eye doctor’s office closed a while back, I had been intending for some time to find a new ophthalmologist. Even after having one recommended to me by a church member recently, I still hadn’t made the phone call to set it up. Then one day I suddenly noticed some unusual activity in my…
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Choosing to Face Our Fears
During the recent Winter Olympics, I heard an odd fact about one of the German ski jumpers. It seems that he suffers from a severe fear of heights. While there are a number of people who share that particular phobia, there are probably not too many of them who choose to regularly hurl themselves off…
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God Does Not Contradict Himself
My wife’s recent interaction with our cable provider reinforced the notorious reputation such businesses have for making it difficult for their customers to make changes in their service. First my wife explored our options online and attempted to handle the matter herself on the company’s website. However, after several mixed messages we were left uncertain…
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Show Love While You Can
The recent death of my wife’s sister-in-law reminded me that we shouldn’t take our loved ones for granted. It made me think of an episode of an old classic TV show I watched a couple of weeks ago. The son on The Donna Reed Show was being unusually nice to his older sister. Typically, as…
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Let’s Seek to Overcome Our Biases
Recent events in our country highlight how our biases tend to affect our judgment. When an incident occurs, some people are quick to assign guilt before facts are known or investigations are carried out. Whom we initially blame often corresponds more with our prejudices, emotions, or political alliances rather than with objective reality. For some…
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Tony Elder, Author/Pastor 