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Have You Truly Tasted the Lord?
During a recent bout of illness, my sense of taste was greatly affected. Nothing tasted as good as it had previously. Additionally, certain foods, no matter how flavorful or spicy I knew them to be, seemed totally bland to my altered palate. I forced myself to eat, but I discovered how difficult and unpleasant it…
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Misguided Efforts Could Be Making Things Worse
Last week I mentioned a health scare I had that turned out to be nothing significant. Nevertheless, I do know people who have heart issues and have been prescribed a blood thinner. Some of them are even required to go periodically to get their blood tested in order to make sure that it isn’t too…
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Live This Year as If It Is Your Last
I recently had a little health scare when I found myself experiencing some tightness and pain in my chest area. When it didn’t subside after a day or two, I decided I should probably get it checked out, especially in light of my sister having experienced a heart attack just a few weeks earlier. I…
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Let’s Focus More on Jesus This Year
At our family gathering on Christmas Eve, some of us played a game one person had received as a gift. It involved trying to get others to guess a word or phrase, but you had to use only one-syllable words in the process. It isn’t as easy as it sounds. It takes effort to limit…
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God’s Gift Is for All and for You
When one part of our family gets together on Christmas Eve, we participate in one of those “white elephant” gift exchanges. You are probably familiar with that fun practice, as individuals either choose a wrapped package with its mystery contents or “steals” a gift someone else has already opened. Sometimes I end up with a…
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Tony Elder, Author/Pastor 