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Thoughts, encouragement, and lessons from the recovery journey.
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Where we go ONE we go ALL
This phrase reminds me of the “Band of Brothers” who are united in love of their cause and their love for each other. Similar phrases are like “One for all and all for one”. We have a choice. Follow the ONE who sinned, or follow the ONE who paid the price of sin in this…
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Just a jab?
Want to know what is going on? Follow the money! Think about it who is really gaining from this so-called pandemic? Is it not the pharma companies and their jabs? The oppressive government leaders who are insisting on masking and jabbing us. The major media outlets who are complicit in their fear mongering and spreading…
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Open letter to my granddaughter on her first year as a voter
Dear Grandaughter, I have been through many elections in my lifetime and I wanted to share with you my experience. I do not want to dictate who you may vote for, or how to choose the best candidate, but I want to share my experience with you to help you make the best decisions on…
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America, who has bewitched you?
Oh foolish Americans! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that the patriots of old publically vanquished unjust taxation and the burdens of greedy self centered kings and royalty who glady and for their own self satisfaction broke your backs with their laws and taxation. Let me ask you only this: Did you…
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How does the Gospel of Christ relate to today’s Social Justice causes?
If you follow the teachings of Jesus, you will love your neighbor as your self, and your ‘neighbor’ will include people who are identified by ALL ‘isms. The gospel does not pigeonhole people. There are no ‘isms. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Christ is the only way to restore…
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Social Justice movement and The Gospel
The following is a re-post of a Facebook post by Stephen Bond, a friend of mine. An open letter to a pastor in good standing in the PCA (not my pastor, mind you!), who recently wrote — I am not exaggerating in the slightest — that to reject the ‘social justice’ movement is to…
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Family Secrets – Pain and Disappointment
Principle 1: Realize I’m not God. I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable. Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become unmanageable. Being raised in a Christian family, when I first…
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Coping skills learned as a child.
As a kid I learned that the world is a dangerous place and the safest place was by myself. After all nobody else really cares for me anyway. I was the youngest child in a family where I had 5 siblings. When I came along my oldest brother had already left home, and my oldest…
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The Wall
What is a wall? A wall is a boundary. It says this is where your domain ends and my domain starts. A wall protects those within from harm. John 10 describes a sheepfold. You can tell the good guys from the bad guys because the thieves and robbers climb over the wall. It is highly…
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The First Commandment
If you truly loved the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind and all your strength, what would you be doing right now?
