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There Are Still Hostages to Be Freed
As I write this, many of us are celebrating the release of Israeli hostages after a two-year ordeal. Over the course of that period of time, it may have been easy for some of us to go about our lives as usual with limited thought given to the situation of those people. We might have…
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Let God Do a Deeper Cleaning in You
Last weekend one of my daughters had some workers coming over to her house to do what she described as a “deep cleaning”. They would be going beyond the regular housekeeping chores to perform a more extensive job of ridding the premises of any impurities, even in the hard-to-reach crevices or the oft-neglected recesses of…
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Let’s Be Honest with God
In our small congregation, we often offer the opportunity at one point in the worship service for individuals to share a word of testimony, an answer to prayer, or a prayer request. On a recent Sunday one of our regular attendees had her grandsons with her, as she was taking care of them while their…
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Don’t Forsake Others with Differing Views
After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, there were some people who expressed their pleasure over its occurrence, some even celebrating this tragic event. I noticed some of my Facebook friends who demanded that anyone who had reacted in that manner to immediately unfriend them. I also heard about a Christian singer who lost a significant…
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There Is Light in the Darkness
Recently we have experienced some vivid reminders of the evil present in the world – not just that it is a reality, but also how dark it can really be. We have seen it surface in acts of violence that became headlines on our news feeds and the hot topic in social media. It showed…
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Tony Elder, Author/Pastor 