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Itching Ears

Posted on April 3, 2016 by editor

An ancient Hebrew prayer says, “From the conscience that shrinks from new truth, from the laziness that is content with half truths, from the arrogance that thinks it knows all truth, O God of truth deliver us.” We can’t stand … Continue reading →

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The Last Laugh

Posted on March 27, 2016 by editor

His first public announcement after the Resurrection was just one word: “REJOICE!” (Matthew 28:9). Interestingly, the same root word in Greek (“chairo”) was used by Judas in his kiss of betrayal, and by the soldiers to mock Him (26:49; 27:29). … Continue reading →

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Who You REALLY Are

Posted on March 25, 2016 by editor

WHO YOU REALLY ARE You are what you think most about, what you do when no one is watching, what you say behind closed doors, what you do with your time, and above all, how you react when suddenly assaulted, … Continue reading →

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Are You THERE?

Posted on March 6, 2016 by editor

The safest place to be is where God wants you to be. That place is your “there.” It describes your reality. “THERE” can be a physical location (e.g., a place to work, study, or live) or it can be a … Continue reading →

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Being Still

Posted on February 21, 2016 by editor

There are increasingly fewer moments to just be quiet and reflect. Ambient noise has become part of our lives—noise from traffic, airplanes, radio, TV, friends, churches, and even personal computers and phones. But if we learn to block out the … Continue reading →

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Africa Owns Time

Posted on February 21, 2016 by editor

Others keep time, but Africans own time—the African time. This is why Black people have a tendency to be late to programs or functions. Tardiness seems to be in our Black genes. Unpunctuality has almost become the trademark of all … Continue reading →

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Don’t Hate Love!

Posted on February 14, 2016 by editor

“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn’t it? It makes you so vulnerable…. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like ‘maybe we should … Continue reading →

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Fear Not!

Posted on February 7, 2016 by editor

It is said that whenever God says, “Fear not,” you must start worrying; for He’ll be asking you to do the impossible! (Think of Abraham, Moses, Gideon, Jeremiah, or Mary). Yet, God’s “Fear not” commands are also His promises. An … Continue reading →

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The Value of Values

Posted on January 31, 2016 by editor

Are there unchangeable, universal moral values to guide human conduct? Today, “everything is relative,” including values. Moral relativism is the crisis of our times. The crisis is not the violation of morally-accepted standards of conduct (every age has had its … Continue reading →

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Grow In the Storm

Posted on January 24, 2016 by editor

Character develops in the storms—when trials and afflictions test our strength, stability, and resilience. The Apostle Paul lists some of the storms as tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, and sword, and states emphatically that “in all these things”—i.e., in … Continue reading →

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