In Jesus' day, salt served as a preservative for meat. Salt did not prevent decay but delayed it. Salt gave the meat a longer shelf life, but it eventually had to be thrown away. Jesus says that as His ambassadors we are like a preservative...

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Any time I find myself in an antagonistic relationship with someone else, I eventually realize that I am only arguing my point of view...

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We need to remember the difference between news and truth. News comes at us to tell us what we are dealing with. Truth comes from God...

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At our age, Betty and I have said “goodbye” to many friends. But we haven’t really “lost” them. We know where they are. They just moved...

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Since the fall of mankind, we have all needed deliverance. Each person’s individual smallness in a vast universe demands something or someone bigger to step in and take the reins. We need protection from...

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I love baking chocolate chip cookies. As a matter of fact, I'm known for my secret recipe. When I went through a season of health challenges, I stopped...

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I wonder if you have suffered a loss. Maybe your husband just left you. Maybe one of your children passed away in a tragic drunk-driving accident. Maybe your teenager...

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When we think of leading worship, the modern connotation is that of someone standing on a stage in church and singing hymns or worship songs. Certainly, this is one aspect...

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For the follower of Jesus Christ, death is "moving from one place to another" – like moving from the frozen tundra of the arctic circle to the sun-kissed beaches of Hawaii. Paul described a Christian's change of location at death: being "absent from the body" ...

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Are there events so horrifying that giving thanks seems foolish or impossible? Consider this scenario. Some friends told me of an extraordinary worship service in Uganda among Ugandan Christians. Though they had been living in the midst of real evil and suffering, including genocide...

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