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Expiration date

Some expiration dates probably get your attention more than others. What about expiration dates on coupons? If you had a coupon for a free meal, would you pay attention to that expiration date? If you had a coupon for a free car, would you pay attention to that expiration date? The expiration date indicates the last day you would have an opportunity…

“I Just Feel”

Feelings are wonderful things.  They are able to get down inside of us and touch us in ways that we cannot explain.  Falling in love involves your feelings.  Witnessing the birth of your child involves your feelings.  Cheering your favorite team to victory involves your feelings.  Feelings can be good, and feelings can be bad.  What we like most is when our…

Who should we listen to?

“Well, you know. If the preacher says it, then it’s got to be true. I’ll just go with whatever the preacher says. He knows what he’s talking about.” How many have said (or at least thought) such words? Too many.  The truth is that every preacher is subject to error. Every one of them! They are human, and as such, they are…

The ground of a rich man yielded plentifully

So, does God take care of the rich people, too? The way that “rich people” are villainized today, one might think that God should be “for” the poor and “against” the rich. But, that’s not the way that it works at all. In Luke 12, Jesus told the parable of “a certain rich man,” and it says that his “ground… yielded plentifully”…

You’re contagious!

Have you ever contracted some kind of sickness from being around someone at work or at school or at church or just out in public somewhere? It happens. And sometimes we don’t even know “where we got it.” That’s because many people are contagious when they’re sick.  Let’s look at this another way. Have you ever walked away from an encounter with…

Full-time or part-time?

When someone goes looking for a job, they understand the difference (and so does the employer) between a full-time job and a part-time job. The difference not only involves the hours that are spent working, but it also has to do with the energies, the dedication, the long-term commitment and the heart that goes into the work.  The same applies to other…

Clear a Path

Is there anything that the old pioneers and armies had in common?  There may be a few similarities that you can think of, but consider this one for a moment.  Pioneers of old were those who came to a land for the first time.  Now, think about what those pioneers would have to do.  Today we have highways and passages already made…