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It Is My Life and I’ll Do What I Want With It!

It Is My Life and I’ll Do What I Want With It!

Rather a bold, confrontational, in your face kind of statement isn’t it. Generally, it is made by individuals who try to defend their life style when it is called into question. However, the concept of the statement is a biblical one. Consider with me the statement found in Psalms: 119:109 , “My life is continually [...]

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Feeling Magenta?

Feeling Magenta?

Magenta Not yet pink but not quite blue Describes my mood’s present hue Not sure just why I feel this way There’s nothing different about this day I feel like I’ve lost all sense of control As I fall further into this black hole It’s time to pause in reflection To avert the claws of [...]

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Is it a Sin to be in Debt?

Is it a Sin to be in Debt?

An article in the paper caught my eye. “For some Christians, it’s a sin to be in debt.” As I continued to read, the author admitted that only a few “hardliners” say owing money is morally wrong. The verses they used to justify their belief were Romans 13:8, which says to owe no man anything [...]

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God Willing?

God Willing?

When is the last time you heard someone say “God willing?” When I was a child, it was a common occurrence to include the phrase “God willing” when making statements about the future.  Hearing someone say “God willing, I’ll see you tomorrow” or; “God willing, I hope to do xyz”, etc. was an everyday expression [...]

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What’s Your Goliath?

What’s Your Goliath?

David was an amazing man of faith.  I was recently reflecting on the struggles in my own life and I was led to one of the greatest stories of faith in the Bible – the story of how little David conquered the giant Goliath.  In an attempt to understand how David was able to secure [...]

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Fear of Foreclosure

Fear of Foreclosure

A few months ago, I saw a scene that was a heartbreaking, painful jolt into the reality of those that have lost their homes because of the dire housing market in Florida. A family of four that included two small children appeared to be living out of their storage facility.  They were sitting at a [...]

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