Unity from Diversity

Have you ever wondered why God created humans with so many unique qualities? Wouldn’t unity be more attainable or automatic if we were created more alike? Or, perhaps we were created with so many unique qualities for a purpose. In 1 Corinthians, Chapter 12, Paul explains how we are each

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Longing to Belong

What circumstances cause you to feel out of place? For me, it’s being overdressed for a casual event or even worse, when I dress casually and arrive at a semi-formal affair. Perhaps you feel out of place watching a sporting event because you don’t know or understand the rules. I

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For Safety’s Sake

I wonder how much time, money, and effort the average parent spends trying to keep his or her child safe? As parents, we watch over our children as they play, we fasten them securely in their seatbelts, we invest in knee pads, bike helmets and the like. And, although we

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Pressing On

Do you have a Digital Video Recorder (DVR)? My favorite aspect of this device is the ability to rewind. If I missed what a person said, want to review a close play at home plate, or view again a particular scene from a movie – no problem; I can rewind

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A Christmas to Remember

Do you have a favorite Christmas memory? Maybe it was the year your parents surprised you with a gift you never thought they would give, the experience of anticipating time off from school for the holiday, or the memory of enjoying grandma’s cooking during the Christmas meal.  It might be

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Connect the Dots

Many children love the simple game of “Connect the Dots”. You know, the game where you draw a line from one numbered dot to the next until the series of lines eventually reveals a completed picture. Children enjoy both the process of anticipating the picture and the results of identifying

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Why?

Preschoolers enjoy asking “why” questions: Why is the giraffe’s neck so long? Why does grandpa walk with a cane? Why is the grass green? Although receiving numerous “why” questions can be trying to parents, these types of questions can hold great spiritual significance. You see, it is through asking “why”

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Do You Recognize the Enemy?

Life is full of opposites: night and day, black and white, hot and cold. Yet, there are no greater opposites than Jesus Christ and Satan—they are more polarized than anything else we can imagine. Jesus describes the vast difference between Satan and Himself in John 10:10: “The thief comes only

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Always be Prepared

Most parents understand the importance of preparation. As parents, we are continually preparing our children for something: We equip them with necessary school supplies in preparation for the first day back in the classroom. We diligently shop for just the right shoes in preparation for basketball try-outs. We help our

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Fascinating

I’m often fascinated by and enjoy watching God’s beautiful creation. Just outside my office window are two gorgeous magnolia trees. These trees sit about eight feet apart and are nearly the exact size and shape. (I presume they were planted at the same time.) Even though they sit in the

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