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Christians have been called by God to many things, some callings are easy to follow, others take effort, even sacrifice. We’ve been called to these things because we are extensions of God in this world and He uses us to be His hands, feet and...

“Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing...

A story on purity: A mother was concerned when she heard that her son had a live in girlfriend. She went to his house. Her son was the only one home. The son said, “It’s not what you think, Mom. She needed a place to stay....

Mark Twain once said, "I built a cage and in it I put a dog and a cat. After a little training I got the dog and the cat to the point where they lived peaceably together. Then I introduced a pig, a goat, a...

The Chinese character for "righteousness" is most interesting. It is composed of two separate characters one standing for a lamb, the other for me. When "lamb" is placed directly above "me," a new character "righteousness" is formed. This is a helpful picture of the grace...

Recently I started woodworking. I needed a hobby and liked working with my hands so I thought it would be a nice fit. So far I’ve gotten pretty good at making branches and boards into round sticks on the lathe, but I have a long...

What is the difference between a spirit and a soul? Is there a difference? Let’s turn to Scripture to find out.   Proof text #1: “Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless...

“Rejoice in the Lord always, again I will say, Rejoice” (Philippians 4:4)   Have you ever thought of what it means to rejoice? What should be the Christians motivation to do so? What, exactly, are we rejoicing about? I think its best explained in a story:   In the...

The fact that you are reading this shows that you know the importance of words. They are the bedrock of communication. We use words both to inspire and to destroy, to inform and to deceive. Words can help us to raise from the valleys in...

The definition of a saint: A young boy went with his parents touring around Europe one summer. Part of their tour included visits to the great old cathedrals of the past. As he visited cathedral after cathedral, he was impressed with the massive stained glass...