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The “If” That Changes Everything, Part 1 ~ A Meeting at the Well

How many times have we thought about some significant event in our lives that we’d give anything to be able to redo, edit, or delete entirely? And how many times have we

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Ain’t That a Shame, Part 3 ~ Honor in a Heart-shaped Box

Valentine’s Day is still a few days away, but I didn’t want to ignore it so we’re wrapping up our “honor/shame” discussion in sort of a Valentine’s Day context. It may seem like a bit of a stretch, but

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Ain’t That a Shame, Part 2 ~ The Quest for Honor

Last week we began a discussion about the concepts of honor and shame and how God designed them to work together to help ensure the peace, prosperity, and social stability of His people. I realize that it 

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Ain’t That a Shame, Part 1 ~ The Demise of Shame

I began this post sort of reluctantly because the subject is far too extensive to deal with in a simple article like this. But nonetheless, I felt compelled to yield to the nagging voice in my head telling me 

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Confronting a Divisive Issue with a Divine Directive

In case you weren’t aware, tomorrow is “Sanctity of Life Sunday”. Thousands of churches across the land will be emphasizing 

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Due Diligence ~ or “Do” Diligence?

I managed to survive through the entire first week of 2024 without making a single New Year’s resolution. When those temptations to list all the ways I was going to revolutionize my life emerged, I 

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