February 2023
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNALWell, here we are in February. Already, its time to start planning for spring. Yes, I know the weather is still cold and, this year, rainy. But February always makes me feel like I’m finally into the new…
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HOPE SPRINGS ETERNALWell, here we are in February. Already, its time to start planning for spring. Yes, I know the weather is still cold and, this year, rainy. But February always makes me feel like I’m finally into the new…
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Is it Time for a Spiritual Maintenance Checkup?“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked? Or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in…
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PILGRIMS, PRODIGALS, OR PASSENGERS?If we look at the New Year, it seems we are going to be one of these characters in 2023.Would we like to be passengers this year? Taking no control over the destination we travel to, just…
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LIVING THE NEW YEARSeveral years ago, the Appleton, Wisconsin Post Crescent ran a headline that read, “The Future is Getting Closer.” Interesting thought. Certainly, there is truth in that statement. As we begin a new year, we all ask ourselves…
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Christmas is upon us and we will soon be celebrating the birth of Jesus!Some people say that “true” Christians would never celebrate the birth of the Savior because thescripture doesn’t command us to remember it, as we are told to…
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Let Thanksgiving be the Habit of your Life“Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me, and to the blameless I will show my salvation.” Psalm 50:23When everything is going well, it’s easy to give thanks, but what happens when things are…
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My childhood autumns in Indiana hold precious memories—unpacking warmerclothing, hot cocoa, harvest moons, fires in the hearth, a well-stocked pantry, andbest of all—FOOTBALL! I loved it.The autumn of life is a strange mixture of nostalgia, blessings, and potential. It yieldsthe…
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Many Ways to JesusMatthew 2:13 – “And after being warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the wise men left for their own country by another way.”We are all familiar with the Christmas story of the…
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Home For ChristmasOne of the familiar songs we hear every Christmas is “TheTwelve Days of Christmas.” Usually, it’s a lot of fun trying to remember all the gifts and be ableto sing them in the right order. At least by…
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Harmony with One AnotherRomans 12:16 – “Live in harmony with one another…”When I was in Junior High school, our choir teacher was Miss Coover, and she was the greatest! She took it in stride as our voices were changing, sometimes…
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