Advent. We’ve heard the word but what does it mean and how do we participate? The word is derived from the Latin word, “adventus”, meaning, “coming” and by the 6th century, Roman Christians had tied it to the coming of Jesus. For Christians today, the season of Advent comprises the…
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Look Up To God
This phrase, “look up” has come to me several times lately. As I looked back over my past posts, I saw five with the title “Look Up” Each one with a different look at that term. It must be important. When trouble comes our way, we usually tend to look…
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How Ya Doing?
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) This is a common greeting when two people meet. I get that question almost every time I encounter someone. Most people really want to know how I’m doing because they know I’ve…
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Hold On!
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,” (Hebrews 12:1) I know some of us are going through a hard time right…
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Measure of Faith
Faith “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1) We can’t please God without faith, (Hebrews 11:6). So where do we get faith and how do we increase it? The apostles struggled with this faith issue just like we do. They…