Protected

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Protected

We Americans like to be protected. How many of the following do you make use of? • Antibacterial soap to protect us from germs • Home, Car, Health and Life insurance to protect our finances, personal possessions, health and our family • Locks and Security Systems to protect our car and homes • Snow tires and 4-wheel-drive vehicles to protect us from snow and ice on the road • Immunizations to protect us from disease • Surge protectors to protect our electronics • Savings accounts to protect against job loss • A cross necklace or an angel pin for...
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Narrow-Minded or Christ-Minded?

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Narrow-Minded or Christ-Minded

I recently heard a story about a denominational preacher who was questioned about some of his unscriptural worship practices.  Lacking any Scriptural proof, he simply attempted to justify himself by saying something to the effect that those who opposed his views were “narrow-minded.” The term “narrow-minded” is defined as “lacking tolerance, breadth of view, or sympathy; petty.”  I find it interesting that people who want to do things their way (instead of doing it God’s way) always try to justify themselves by throwing the blame on those who demand a Scriptural answer.  Such people do not respect the authority...
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What Are You Thinking?

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What Are You Thinking

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the term “mind” is defined as “the human consciousness that originates in the brain and is manifested especially in thought, perception, emotion, will, memory, and imagination; the faculty of thinking, reasoning, and applying knowledge.” The human mind is regarded as the core of all opinion or sentiment, desire or inclination, focus of thought, and attention.  In the Bible the mind is often alluded to with such terms as “conscience” or “heart.”  Everything we do is dictated by the mind: whether conscious (as in a premeditated action), or subconscious (such as scratching a mosquito bite in your sleep).  The human brain (designed by God our creator) is so proficient that it records all the senses of the body: hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, and feeling (touch).  Recognizing these facts, it behooves us to carefully consider...
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Snow

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Snow

Snow is fascinating! With snow you can build snow men, make snow angels, and have snow ball fights. The addage “no two snowflakes are alike” is a fact. Snowflakes can be slotted into a number of categorical shapes, but all the way down to the atomic level they are one of a kind. The same is true of of man. We are made in His image (Genesis 1:26), but we are unique. It is another interesting fact that the sun gives the snow its pure white color when the snowflake reflects the light of the sun. Is it not the reflection of the light of the Son in the Christian that colors the Christian in pure white? Our joy is He has made us white as snow! Psalms 51:7 – Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:...
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