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I recently had a conversation with a young man who was sharing his journey through a very dark season. His story is not very different from many people in our world. He was lost, confused and empty. Without direction, he turned to illegal substances and ended up at death’s door a couple of times. He…
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Several years ago a hotel chain launched a very successful ad campaign that brought the budget hotel into the mainstream. The byline of this popular advertisement was “we’ll leave the light on for you”! The message was simple. We want you to stay with us because we will treat you like a part of the…
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Read Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20, Acts 1:1-11 Today, all over the world, people are celebrating the greatest comeback story ever told – the Resurrection of Jesus Christ! Yet, this is not a story. It was a real event that literally changed the course of history and began a movement that has…
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Read: Matthew 27:59-66; Mark 15:46; Luke 23:53-54; John 19:39-42 Holy Saturday is the seventh day of the Holy Week and many see it as the day that Jesus “rested” from His work. The last phrase uttered by Jesus on the cross was “it is finished”! His work on earth was indeed finished as His plan…
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Read Matthew 26-27, Mark 14-15, Luke 23, John 18-19 Good Friday is the day that is traditionally set aside to remember Christ’s crucifixion. While some may wonder why this is a “celebration” , a deeper look at not just what happened but what it all meant allows us to fully reflect on this truly Holy…
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Read Matthew 26:17–30; Mark 14:12–26; Luke 22:7–30, John 13:1-20 Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday as some refer to it, is the day that Jesus celebrated His last Passover with the disciples. This event is most often called the Last Supper and is the event that instituted the Christian sacrament of Communion. Many churches have a…
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Read Matthew 26:3-16, Mark 13-14, Luke 21:5 – 22:6 Holy Wednesday is referred to by some as spy Wednesday and by others as silent Wednesday. Of all of the days of the Holy week this one has the most varied interpretations. While we can’t be sure of all of the specifics that occurred on this…
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Read Matthew 21:23—23:39; Mark 11:27—12:44; Luke 20-21 Holy Tuesday is the third day of the Holy Week and while not all churches have services on this day, a study of the gospels shows that Jesus did a lot of teaching this day! There is no doubt that many important conversations happened and that Jesus wanted…
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Read – Matthew 21:12-22, Mark 11:12-19, Luke 19:45-48 Reflection– On the traditional calendar, this is Holy Monday. Even though many churches don’t have any special services or remembrances on this day, there is no doubt that Jesus was busy, and his actions give us insight into what were some of his most important messages during…
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Today, we are one week away from Easter Sunday 2022, the pinnacle celebration for Christians all over the world! The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the central event of Christianity and the one that sets the Christian religion apart from any other world religion or worldview. While other religions are focused on…
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Sunday, January 16th, the day that I got to see my only daughter get married, will go down in my memory as a “perfect day”! In fact, I have described it as a dream, a fairytale, the best day ever…She wore a beautiful white dress; they exchanged heart-felt vows, pledging their love to each other…
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Have you ever felt underdressed for an event? You know you walk into what you thought was a casual affair and everyone is decked out in more formal attire and you just feel out of place? Or, what about not wearing a coat when the temperature is colder than expected? Being underdressed for certain occasions…
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Joy. This short, simple word printed on Christmas cards, ornaments, plaques, shirts, plates and almost anything Christmas is possibly the most well-known of all Christmas “words”. Despite its simplicity, the word is anything but simple. Most people equate Joy with happiness, but in truth, joy is much deeper than that. Joy comes from the Greek…
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All around the world, the universal language is love. Every tribe, race, religion, culture, and people group “speak” this language. The human heart yearns for love more than any other thing. The theme of love is the message of countless songs, poems, plays, films, books, and artwork because love is the deepest desire of all…
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December 1st has in many ways marked the been the beginning of the Christmas season in our home. One of our favorite traditions as a family when my kids were growing up was celebrating advent. Typically, we would get an advent calendar with little windows with verses behind them that we would open each day…
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As I sit here on Thanksgiving 2021, a year and half into the pandemic, I can’t help but be thankful for this scourge that has rocked our world for the past 18 months. I know that many of us recognize that the pandemic has brought some good into our world, yet finding the good in…
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Time is a funny thing. You all know what I mean. You are sitting in a meeting, a doctor’s waiting room, a line of traffic, a boring desk job and the clock moves at a snail’s pace, and you feel like you have been there “forever”! Then, on other occasions you are sitting at the…
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Ever since Elsa danced into our lives in Disney’s hit Frozen, people have been singing the song, “let it go”. How many times have you heard you need to “let go of your bitterness”, “let go of your fear, let go of your insecurities, let go of your need to control….. The challenge to “let…
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Read Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20, Acts 1:1-11 Today, all over the world, people are celebrating the greatest comeback story ever told – the Resurrection of Jesus Christ! Yet, this is not a story. It was a real event that literally changed the course of history and began a movement that has…
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Read: Matthew 27:59-66; Mark 15:46; Luke 23:53-54; John 19:39-42 Holy Saturday is the seventh day of the Holy Week and many see it as the day that Jesus “rested” from His work. The last phrase uttered by Jesus on the cross was “it is finished”! His work on earth was indeed finished as His plan…
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Read Matthew 26-27, Mark 14-15, Luke 23, John 18-19 Good Friday is the day that is traditionally set aside to remember Christ’s crucifixion. While some may wonder why this is a “celebration” , a deeper look at not just what happened but what it all meant allows us to fully reflect on this truly Holy…
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Read Matthew 26:17–30; Mark 14:12–26; Luke 22:7–30, John 13:1-20 Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday as some refer to it, is the day that Jesus celebrated His last Passover with the disciples. This event is most often called the Last Supper and is the event that instituted the Christian sacrament of Communion. Many churches have a…
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Read Matthew 26:3-16, Mark 13-14, Luke 21:5 – 22:6 Holy Wednesday is referred to by some as spy Wednesday and by others as silent Wednesday. Of all of the days of the Holy week this one has the most varied interpretations. While we can’t be sure of all of the specifics that occurred on this…
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Read Matthew 21:23—23:39; Mark 11:27—12:44; Luke 20-21 Holy Tuesday is the third day of the Holy Week and while not all churches have services on this day, a study of the gospels shows that Jesus did a lot of teaching this day! There is no doubt that many important conversations happened and that Jesus wanted…
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Read – Matthew 21:12-22, Mark 11:12-19, Luke 19:45-48 Reflection– On the traditional calendar, this is Holy Monday. Even though many churches don’t have any special services or remembrances on this day, there is no doubt that Jesus was busy, and his actions give us insight into what were some of his most important messages during…
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Just two days ago, an EF-4 tornado blew through my community leaving in its wake devastation and physical loss that will take months maybe years to fully recover from! The power of this phenomena of nature that destroyed landscapes and buildings in a matter of seconds is beyond human control or understanding! One minute it was…
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If you looked at your calendar yesterday, you would most likely have noticed that Wednesday, February 17, 2021 is referred to as Ash Wednesday. Although many Christian denominations have special services on this day (though this may be a bit different in a Covid world), many Christians don’t really understand why this is on their…
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Uncertainty. This was the reality of almost every day in 2020, and now just a few days into 2021, we are faced with more uncertainty. The chaos and confusion of this era of history seems unprecedented. However, I am quite certain that what is happening to us is really not a new phenomena. Today, we…
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A wave of deep discouragement, sadness and fear found its way into my heart this past month. I wish I could deny this happened to me, a child of God, teacher of God’s word, devoted and dedicated believer, but it did. In fact this feeling was like a rip current, coming on strong, threatening to…
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As the weather changes, temps drop and leaves change, I am always reminded of the predictability of nature. Every year in Georgia, I have watched this event, autumn, unfold with the wonder of a child. I can’t get over the amazing way that a green leaf becomes a yellow, red or orange hue. Some years…
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I am a worrier. Yep, I honestly hate to admit this because I know that this is not a good trait to have, and is, in fact, a sin, but the reality is, I have been a worrier for as long as I can remember. I can’t tell you how many times the phrase, “I…
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Bad News, more bad news, and even more bad news! It’s rare today to hear anything positive, so if you spend too much watching or reading news updates you will be living in a constant state of fear, worry, panic, anger, confusion or any number of negative emotions. The best way to describe how many…
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Waiting is literally one of the most difficult activities in the world. Whether it is waiting in line, waiting for the doctor, waiting for your table at a restaurant, waiting for a wedding day or the birth of a child not many of us enjoy the waiting game. If you are like me, waiting for…
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Have you ever felt ill-equipped and helpless during a difficult situation. If you are like me, this is exactly how you feel at the beginning of June 2020. There has been SO much happening in our world during the past three months, and I am frankly experiencing the overwhelming reality that there is no easy…
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There is a concept in the world of psychology called being “self aware”. This basically involves having an understanding of who we are. Our strengths, weaknesses, motivations and true nature. Without self-awareness, people can not change. This is a reality for everyone who needs to make a change in life whether it is losing weight,…
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Day One: ONLY JESUS What would you do if every day life changed in the blink of an eye? Well, most of us could never have imagined living a different sort of life before March of 2020 – before the pandemic. But now, the reality of a new normal has begun to set in. Before…
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Read Acts 1:1-3, I Corinthians 15:1-11 Who doesn’t love a good sequel? Almost every really popular Disney movie has a sequel, along with many other types of films, likewise, so do many great books. Fans of these stories all want to find out what happens next with their favorite characters, especially when the first episode…
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During this crazy world we are living in right now, if you are like me some days, you are watching press conferences, reading updates on your phone or computer just trying to find something positive to hold onto, desperately hoping to read of a new breakthrough that will allow us to return to some sense…
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Read Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20, Acts 1:1-11 Today, all over the world, people are celebrating the greatest comeback story ever told – the Resurrection of Jesus Christ! Yet, this is not a story. It was a real event that literally changed the course of history and began a movement that has…
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Read: Matthew 27:59-66; Mark 15:46; Luke 23:53-54; John 19:39-42 Holy Saturday is the seventh day of the Holy Week and many see it as the day that Jesus “rested” from His work. The last phrase uttered by Jesus on the cross was “it is finished”! His work on earth was indeed finished as His plan…
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Read Matthew 26-27, Mark 14-15, Luke 23, John 18-19 Good Friday is the day that is traditionally set aside to remember Christ’s crucifixion. While some may wonder why this is a “celebration” , a deeper look at not just what happened but what it all meant allows us to fully reflect on this truly Holy…
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Read Matthew 26:17–30; Mark 14:12–26; Luke 22:7–30, John 13:1-20 Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday as some refer to it, is the day that Jesus celebrated His last Passover with the disciples. This event is most often called the Last Supper and is the event that instituted the Christian sacrament of Communion. Many churches have a…
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Read Matthew 26:3-16, Mark 13-14, Luke 21:5 – 22:6 Holy Wednesday is referred to by some as spy Wednesday and by others as silent Wednesday. Of all of the days of the Holy week this one has the most varied interpretations. While we can’t be sure of all of the specifics that occurred on this…
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Read Matthew 21:23—23:39; Mark 11:27—12:44; Luke 20-21 Holy Tuesday is the third day of the Holy Week and while not all churches have services on this day, a study of the gospels shows that Jesus did a lot of talking this day! There is no doubt that many important conversations happened and that Jesus wanted…
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Read – Matthew 21:12-22, Mark 11:12-19, Luke 19:45-48 Reflection– In the traditional calendar, this is Holy Monday. Even though many churches don’t have any special services or remembrances on this day, there is no doubt that Jesus had a full day, and his actions give us insight into what were some of his most important…
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For Christians all over the world, Easter is the most important celebration of the year. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the central theme of Christianity. His victory over sin and death makes Christianity uniquely different from all other religions. In the religious world, this week is referred to as the Passion week (which means…
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Many years ago I heard a phrase that I have used over and over again in conversations with other people and in my own life. The phrase is “God never wastes an experience.” I have no recollection of who I heard this from or I would give him or her credit but what I do…
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We are living in uncertain times. This is not a statement I would have written a little over a week ago, but today, it is real! As things began to spiral out of control last week, I found myself going to familiar passages like Psalms 23 or others that I knew that would encourage me…
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