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ALL Or Nothing

Posted on August 19, 2019 by editor

When you believe in something, you’ve got to give it your best and your ALL. When you say “Yes” to a person or a cause, there are no “maybes” or “ifs.” No “what ifs,” but “even ifs.” You commit to … Continue reading →

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Hope Through the Dark

Posted on July 16, 2018 by editor

Without the dark we cannot clearly see the stars. Similarly, the dark moments of adversity often reveal some of life’s most valuable gifts or blessings. What initially comes disguised as painful experiences are often used by God to deepen our … Continue reading →

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Even In the Well

Posted on April 22, 2018 by editor

Life often traps us with despairing situations. In 2010, 33 Chilean miners were trapped 700 meters underground, about 3 miles from the mine’s entrance. After 17 fretful days, a message appeared, taped to a drill bit (the tool used to … Continue reading →

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We Are Adopted

Posted on June 19, 2017 by editor

Our Father has many children—and still wants more! We were all adopted. With His limitless resources and wisdom, He cares for each one of us—as though we are the only ones He has. None of us has seen our Father—the … Continue reading →

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Not Good Enough

Posted on June 4, 2017 by editor

The CEO of Facebook began his 2017 Harvard graduation speech thus: “I’m not here to give you the standard commencement about finding your purpose. … I’m here to tell you finding your purpose isn’t enough. The challenge for our generation … Continue reading →

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Doubt Your Doubts

Posted on April 9, 2017 by editor

Doubt whispers the impossible, but faith dares it. “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change … Continue reading →

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Don’t Pretend

Posted on April 3, 2017 by editor

“We can be anything we want to be, but we can’t be anyone we want to be” (Paul Hudson). “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken” (Oscar Wilde). As a child, anytime I pretended to be what I was not, … Continue reading →

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Burn the Plows

Posted on February 6, 2017 by editor

There are moments when we have to make a clean and complete break with the past, without any possibility of turning back to the life we left behind. That’s what Elisha did, when he burned his farming plow. That day … Continue reading →

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Being Great Again

Posted on January 22, 2017 by editor

Greatness is in the air these days. Thanks to Donald Trump, who wants to “make America GREAT again.” Even my home country’s national anthem begs “God [to] bless our homeland Ghana, and make our nation GREAT and strong.” But greatness is not … Continue reading →

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Happiness & Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2016 by editor

“Happy Thanksgiving” is more than a wish. It’s also a fact. There’s a direct correlation between happiness and thanksgiving. Those who give thanks are happy, cheerful people. On the other hand, those who’re ungrateful swim in pools of melancholy, misery, … Continue reading →

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