Exalting God, Edifying Believers, Evangelizing the Lost

Distracted by Serving

Recently, my wife and I watched a movie in which the main character was so preoccupied with getting ready to serve the prince that was coming to visit that she failed to see that her coworker was actually the prince himself. While that storyline may make for good entertainment,...
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The Message of Christmas

I was doing some shopping at Walmart this past week, and couldn’t help but notice the Salvation Army workers sitting outside with their bells and their buckets. As I approached the door, I watched the bell-ringer as she wished everyone who passed a “Merry Christmas” whether they...
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Keeping Christmas

In the opening chapter of Dicken’s famous classic, “A Christmas Carol,” Ebenezer Scrooge is visited in his counting house by his nephew.  The nephew wishes him “Merry Christmas,” after which a discussion occurs between the two about “keeping Christmas.”  Eventually, Scrooge...
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Serving in the Kingdom

Have you ever thought about serving in a governmental office? Perhaps you have considered being a city council member or running for some other public office. For many of us, it may have never crossed our minds. But it should. Not necessarily for this earthly government, but for...
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O Come Let Us Worship

There are many people who claim to worship God but only step foot inside a church on Christmas and Easter, and maybe for funerals and weddings. Obviously, we who frequent church on a regular basis wouldn’t call that worship. But true worship is not defined how often we are in...
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