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Excerpt from Seeing in the Dark
coming soon… At the peak of events over the course of time from creation to eternity, infinity to beyond, was the day that God expressed the fullness of Himself in the womb of a young virgin and came down to us. A glorious blending of the breath of Heaven and clay of man stood upright…
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One More Christmas Story
It was Christmas and my middle child was nine. Every year, we did the same thing on Christmas Eve, but this year we mixed it up a bit. My oldest was 13, my youngest, the only girl, was three. It had been a good year and we were able to get them exactly what they…
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On the Beaches of St. Pete
I heard God breathe today I heard Him speak His Name It rolled across bay winds Softly in it came. He settled on my soul As the waves danced on and on Shined upon my face And warmed me ‘neath the sun. He inhaled all my troubles Carried them out to sea Exhaled grace and…
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Source of Light
God is light. God is spirit. God created us in His own image. He created us to be light and spirit as His image bearers. In our most natural state, one that we are not accustomed to thinking about, we saw and perceived the world around us through spiritual eyes. The light of God was…
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Obedience is Better Than Sacrifice
In 1 Samuel 15:23, Solomon delivered a message from God when Saul refused to carry out God’s precise instructions with the Amelakites: “obedience is better than sacrifice.” Witchcraft is defined as “sorcery, magic, communication with the devil, or an irresistible fascination or influence” (Webster’s). We seem to have an irresistible fascination with being independent and…
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Blind Runner
“And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will show you today: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen today, ye shall see them again no more forever (Ex.14:13).” We know little about standing still. We are a people on the move. But…
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Created Good
Gen. 1:1, 31 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth…God saw all that He had made, and it was very good… In Genesis chapter one, God created lights, water, earth, day, night, animals, grass, fruit yielding trees, sea life, all living creatures on land and sky, and humanity. Then God called it…
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Believer to Follower
As soon as He was alone, His followers, along with the twelve, began asking Him about the parables. And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables” (Mk.4:11, NASV). What is the mystery of the Kingdom of…
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Attitude Adjustment
Moses sent twelve spies into the land of Canaan to see what they were up against. They came back with their heads low, and their spirits broken saying, “we are not able to go up against this people; for they are stronger than we” (Numbers 13:31). They finish their evil report by saying, “we were…
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On Fear
“The fear the Lord is the beginning…” (Prov. 1:7). In the beginning of the book of Proverbs, Solomon lays out a lot of synonyms that may leave us scratching our heads. We may wonder what is “discernment?” What’s the difference in “knowledge” and “wisdom?” Even the word “understanding” amid all the other similar ideas might…