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Christian, lover-of-knowledge, Texan, and other things.

Follow Your Heart?

Pro 23:19 has the command …guide thine heart in the way. This bit of Scripture stands in stark contrast to the common advice Follow your heart — also heard as the statement I’ve got to follow my heart. If we … Continue reading

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Proverbs 16:6

This verse tells us that “By mercy and truth iniquity is purged” – the fact that both are listed is very important. As an aside, the Bible is worthy of detailed study because it is the word of God, and … Continue reading

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What is your hope?

And every man that hath this hope in him… (I John 3:3) Just a quick thought this  morning… for those who claim to be Christian, what are you hoping for?  Is your hope Jesus Christ?  Or is your hope the … Continue reading

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Happy New Year

Since we are in a new year, I should wish everyone who reads this a joyous and blessed 2013.  

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John 11

Recently, in Sunday School, we went through John 11. It was a good lesson, and it made we want to write down a few of my own thoughts. For those who don’t identify the chapter, John 11 is given to … Continue reading

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Thoughts on gratitude

As Thanksgiving Day draws closer in the US, it is a time of reflection for  many people. In many households, people named what they were thankful for on Thanksgiving.  It is beneficial to count our blessings; however, I also use … Continue reading

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Hope for America (?)

Heard a message from a guest speaker last night (our church tries to budget one conference a year for our pastor).  He did a fine job – in the course of the message, he referenced the pretty well known 2 … Continue reading

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Wow again

And here it is Sept already, and five months have passed! It is not for lack of material; I keep finding things to write about. I would normally say that it is “lack of time”, but we are have 24 … Continue reading

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Jonah thoughts

I heard a good message from Jonah Wednesday night… it started me pondering some thoughts about the book of Jonah. First, it hit me pretty hard that there is much of God’s goodness in the book of Jonah. Jonah could … Continue reading

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Blogging

Blogging takes a commitment; it seems that I just stepped away “for a minute” and it’s been over two months. Wow!

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