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The Fixer

Genesis 12:10-20 Part 2 Lessons from my Toolbox In my attempt to “help” others , I am always trying to make the edges of everyone’s life smoother, gluing and pounding together brokenness, when I find [...]

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When I try to help God Out

I Samuel 19 Part 1 Lessons from my Toolbox I am a helpful person. I can’t help it. I have an uncontrollable urge to help.  If I see a stranger looking frantically for something in [...]

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A Place of Refuge

I John 3:11-24 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Psalm 91:2 In the Old Testament Israel established “Six Cities of Refuge” [...]

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The Necessity of Our Wilderness

Exodus 33 “The journey gets steep.  So steep that some of us give up.  Some stop climbing.  Some just sit down…They have simply stopped walking.  They do not change.  Prayers will not deepen.  Devotion will [...]

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A Tall Glass of Bitterness

Exodus 16:15; 14:21-31 “When we come to the cross of Jesus, everything changes-especially our inner selves. Whatever we are accustomed to in our personalities or character, if those qualities don’t line up with Scripture, they [...]

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Fear Killing Faith

Exodus 13 In the classic film “Gone with the Wind,” there is a scene where Rhett Butler leads a horse-drawn wagon out of the burning city of Atlanta. In one of the grandest movie special [...]

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Moses and His Really Bad Day

Exodus 5-6 “The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement.  I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, ‘O God, forgive [...]

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Prospering In Unlikely Places

What was your favorite Bible story when you were little? Mine was “Jonah and the Whale.” [...]

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God’s Glory Revealed

Leading the children of Israel was hard for Moses. He often struggled with his inadequacy and their ingratitude and disobedience to God. [...]

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Come Alongside

If there is one word to describe my relationship with my best friend, it is not “speechless.” [...]

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A Full Plate

To me, this is an excellent looking full plate of food. But honestly, when most of us refer to our plates being full, it looks nothing like this picture. [...]

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Birth of Fear

“And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the [...]

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A Little Sin

If you find yourself caught in traffic on I-74 between Indianapolis, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio; I encourage you to avoid the gridlock and drive through the picturesque town of Greensburg, Indiana. [...]

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The Beast in Me

Ever look around you and get depressed? You are spending your summer working a dead-end job, while other teens hang out at a friend’s pool, sleep until noon and drive all over town [...]

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Unlikely Heroes

I recently had the once in a lifetime experience of visiting Terry Bison Ranch in Cheyenne, Wyoming. [...]

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One More Time

“One more time” is the cry of every child that was having fun and didn’t want to stop. [...]

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Facing Opposition

When you choose to follow Jesus and surrender to him every area of your life, you will face opposition. [...]