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From “I Can Only Imagine” by Mercy Me

I can only imagine what it will be like When I walk by your side I can only imagine what my eyes will see When your face is before me I can only imagine I can only imagine Surrounded by … Continue reading

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God tells us what is necessary to follow Jesus to heaven.

Just think about the process. Over the centuries of Earth history God has interacted with his human creation, speaking to us, caring for us. From Eden’s paradise where God met Adam and Eve for their daily evening “walk” in the … Continue reading

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Terrified and thrilled at the same time and better than any roller coaster.

I wonder if I won’t be terrified and thrilled at the same time when I come before the throne of God. I am not one of those who has a problem with the “fear of the Lord.” I think it … Continue reading

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Now that’s love

The summary of events: She was bad, then I was bad, then she was marvelous. My wife snapped at me the other evening. So I was angry. She was wrong, but I didn’t want to make the situation worse. I … Continue reading

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Seeing past this “room”

We need to live our lives past our myopia. myopia (m? ??p? ?) noun (Yourdictionary.com) an abnormal eye condition in which light rays from distant objects are focused in front of the retina instead of on it, so that the … Continue reading

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Trusting God with that one thing

Wow, Amos, you’re really bringing out the new stuff today, dude! Okay, so this is not a new truth but the reality of it may very well be new to one of us. Basic Premises: We believe what we want … Continue reading

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Sometimes 39 is 1

Yip, that’s what I’m saying. Also, sometimes 20 is 1, or 8 is 1, or 31 is 1. . . I heard this from Warren Wiersbe several years ago. Some Christians don’t have twenty years experience in the Christian faith. … Continue reading

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The wilderness prepares us for the Promised Land or winning the dumb ass award for the day

Almost all of the Israelites who fled the land of Egypt, who saw God’s greatness on a daily basis as they trekked through the wilderness, almost all the adults never made it to the Promised Land. They missed the main … Continue reading

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More on the grumbling.

(Exodus 16:9 ESV)  Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, ‘Come near before the LORD, for he has heard your grumbling.’” Picture it, God looking in on his children, taking a peek.  … Continue reading

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Oop Arts and believing what we want to believe.

Our default mode is to believe what we want to believe. We believe good things about people we like and believe bad things about people we dislike. Apart from an outside influence that compels us to believe in something beyond … Continue reading

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