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Never Stop Learning to Pray

We never stop learning to pray. Our conversations with God change in their tone and language over the seasons. He speaks and we speak. He listens and we listen. Yet we speak and listen differently in different seasons of life.  James 5:13-16 (NCV) says, “Anyone who is having troubles should pray. Anyone who is happy should sing praises. Anyone who is sick should call the church’s elders. They should pray for and pour oil on the person in the name of the Lord...

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Who Will I Bless Today?

There’s a simple question we can all ask ourselves that will change everything about our day today.  It will change our outlook, our attitude and our focus.  It will make our worries seem smaller and draw us closer to a sense of fulfillment.  It’s a question that will inject meaning and positivity into our day.  With all that being known, it goes without saying that it’s a question worth asking.  Here’s the question I hope each of us asks...

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The Morning Star

The last few weeks, I have been out walking in the early morning. The night sky has offered a spectacular display of God’s handiwork. The presence of Venus, the brightest planet of all, just before daybreak earns it the name “morning star”. Because it is a planet, rather than an actual star, it glows with a steady light that ancient skywatchers tracked. Venus was also referred to as “The Shepherd’s Star” because it can be found in both the eastern and the...

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