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Bite Your Tongue
“You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judge...
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Streaks
“All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness so that the man of God may be thorough...
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Most Beautiful
“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30 Have you ever played the “white elephant” ...
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Respond in Love
“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:1 I remember one summer when I was on the men staff at Greystone, I g...
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Protection from the Burn
“And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you c...
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Amazing Love
“In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, n...
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Snoring
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” 1 John 1:9 When I was in eight...
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Serve and Be Served
“If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” John 13:14 Last summer, I thought it would be ...
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A Light in the World
“For God, who said ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory display...
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Just Go Straight
“Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles...
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Glory to His Name
“Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.” 1 Chronicles 16:29...
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Better Than A Slurpy
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of...
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Living Life Together
“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon everyone soul,...
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Give to God
“And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor wid...
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Why Worry
“And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you an...
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Lots to be Thankful for
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.”Psalm 107:1 Around the holiday season we tend to think a lot about...
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You Become Like Those You Spend Time With
“He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.” Proverbs 13:12 For the first 3 weeks of Main Camp in 2013, it rained...
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Sheep of Christ
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd...
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Beloved Children
“God, be merciful to me, a sinner!” Luke 18:13 It is really hard to admit it when we’re wrong. I mean, who doesn’t like to be right? We try to make ...
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Give It Your All
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are...
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Opening Day and a Taste of Heaven
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; If that were not so would I have told ...
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God Is Watching
“ For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.” Luke 8:17 Have you ever do...
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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
“I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” Psalm 139:14 Each year many people loo...
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God Is Love
“I have love you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.” Jeremiah 31:3 Have you ever thought about how much Go...
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Be Grateful
“Be strong in the faith, just as you were taught, and always be thankful.” Colossians 2:7 One of my favorite ways to pray is to make a gratitude li...
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The Right Thing
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 A message that is often preached in o...
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Follow the Path
“The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 Have you ever done a labyrinth? I had not done one until a few y...
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Spiritual Gifts
“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” 1 Peter 4:10 One of my best friends is a great l...
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A Moment with Jesus
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 “Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in...
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Control
“O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.” Psalm 115:9 I love to feel like I’m in control. I expect things to work the way th...