Religion and Spirituality

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Let an irritation change your attitude for the better.

irritationYou will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Isa 26:3

There are some things that irritate me.

Drivers that won’t drive the speed limit don’t irritate me until they allow Continue reading →

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Be a Mentor!

mentorDo not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity. 1 Tim 5:1-2

I got to thinking about some people that have made a difference in my life. I’ve mentioned before my grandmother Swanson and Aunt Sarah, but they are both family.
Looking outside the family I can remember Jerry Welch. Continue reading →

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Now! Today!

doitnow2Lately I’ve noticed how much time is spent on planning for the next future event. Everyone does it.

On Facebook it looks something like this, “I can hardly wait. Next week I’ll be lying on the beach soaking up the sun.”
Or this one, “I’m not looking forward to next week. I’ll be having tests run.” Continue reading →

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For Better – For Worse

for better for worseFor some reason I got up this morning thinking about Job. That doesn’t happen very often.

Job is an interesting fellow. It is said of him, he was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil. Job 1:1
It’s quite a great honor when God takes time to say these things about you. Continue reading →

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Sanctify your family

sanctify husband…that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word… Eph 5:26
The husbands relationship and duties to his wife are analogous to Jesus and His relationship to the church, according to the writings of Paul in Ephesians.

One of the responsibilities of the husband is sanctification of his family. Continue reading →

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Forsake everything.

forsaking everythingWhat is the man’s role as a husband? Today’s young men will probably not know what the Bible says… what God says on the subject.
I know I didn’t. All I knew was to love Linda. While that is good, is it enough? Continue reading →

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What you will leave behind!

old_man_with_childChildren’s children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their father. Prov 17:6

What will you leave behind for your children?
I’m not talking about the house, stamp collection, dishes, and municipal bonds. I’m talking about the real things they will remember – the things that will change their lives and lead them to change others. Continue reading →

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Stress free Yoke

yoke of oxenI have a Facebook friend that lives just down the road from me and recently she and I have been picking at each other about our personalities. She’s Type A and I’m Type B.

One of our conversations went like this:

HER-Finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Whew! Continue reading →

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Portrait of Godliness.

godlinessWhat does it meant to be Godly?
I’m discovering that it something different for everyone, though your own idea of Godliness may agree with some others. Continue reading →

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The Wife’s Role in the Marriage (and the husband has one too)

naggingI remember several years ago there was a man named Danny that came to church. Danny was from Czechoslovakia and spoke with quite a thick accent. It was absolutely lovely.
One Wednesday night, in his thick accent he said, “De Bi-ble says dat… Continue reading →