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Christians: Here Are Three Sentences That Really Help People
Words are powerful, but not in the way prosperity preachers or New Age advocates claim. While words themselves do not convey any ability to create reality, simply because we utter them (e.g., “I CLAIM this blessing!”), they affect those around us because … Continue reading
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Mindless, Meaningless Phrases We Repeat
Life in the world of men consists of partial statements, misinformation, disinformation, and 95 percent of the truth mixed in with 5 percent of the lie, and the winner of the game is the one who recognizes this and doesn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged BeliefNet, Christian, disinformation, Jesus, misfit, truth
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Into the Surf: The Story of This Painting
The story of Into the Surf, the original oil painting by Steve Henderson at Start Your Week with Steve: Children are the world’s best imitators. Naturally observant (until we educate it out of them), they learn by watching, reflecting and doing, … Continue reading
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Tagged children, educate, learning, painting, watercolor
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Alone Does Not Mean Lonely; and Lonely Does Not Mean Loser
I live in a society that is desperately afraid of being alone. So alarmed are we of solitude that we define normalcy by how many groups we belong to: “I go to church, Sunday School, and small groups.” “I volunteer through our … Continue reading
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We’re Not Rich, but We OWN Our House
Sixteen years ago, my husband the Norwegian Artist and I had an improbable dream: we wanted to find a place in the country and raise our kids there. I say improbable because 1) we had four kids and 2) we … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, dream, live in the country, money, rich
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Christianity’s Broken Promise — or Man’s?
This weekend I enjoyed the company of three out of four of my adult children. It is impossible for me to describe to you how much I love these four progeny of mine — whenever I talk to them, play … Continue reading
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Tagged children, Christianity, God, love, promise
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Sleeping Christians
The Bible talks a lot about being awake, and all Christians like to think that they are so: “Oh, yes — I’m awake all right to the evils of the world around me!” Quite honestly, as much as we would like to … Continue reading
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Tagged awake, Bible, Christianity, Jesus, misfit, original oil painting
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Christians Are Not Citizens of Babylon
The 6th century, B.C., was a tumultuous one for the Hebrew people. Always beset and troubled by enemies, the Jewish state, barely holding out in the territory of Judah and its capitol city, Jerusalem, was finally and fully conquered by … Continue reading
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