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Properly Use the Authority Jesus Gives You
Some of you may recall an episode of The Andy Griffith Show in which scrawny Deputy Barney Fife confronts a couple of tough farmers who were illegally selling their produce on the side of the road. They flaunted their physical superiority over the deputy, made fun of him, and caused him to run off scared.…
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Seek to Be More like Jesus
One of our daughters and her family recently came over to our house one evening for a visit. We played a couple of games, including one in which a player tries to get others to say a particular word but can only use gestures in order to do it. It is kind of like charades,…
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Are We Hearing God or Ourselves?
One Sunday as I was turning on and testing the sound equipment in preparation for our worship service, I discovered that something didn’t sound right. Upon closer examination I found that the main speakers didn’t appear to be working. After not seeing any obvious cause for this issue, we resorted to a temporary back-up plan.…
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Don’t Let Anything Block God’s Favor
Much attention was given to the recent solar eclipse. There seemed to be more excitement than usual over this occasional phenomenon of nature when the moon passes between the sun and the earth. People flocked to those areas of the country where they could best view the totality of this event. However, most people in…
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Do We Love Jesus More than These?
Our daughter-in-law recently posted a video of our two-year-old grandson sitting at the table eating applesauce while at the same time singing “Jesus Loves Me”. He would sing a word or two of that song, then shovel in another spoonful of his well-loved treat. He would go back to sing another phrase but interrupt himself…
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Tony Elder, Author/Pastor 