November 30, 2024 |
November 30 – God and the Fire Escape |
Not long ago, I was upstairs in our church and decided to exit the building using the emergency fire escape on the back of the facility. As I walked down those cold, black iron steps I thought about the many |
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November 29, 2024 |
November 29 – The Joy of Ending Well |
The Apostle Paul did not have a great start in Scripture. He came upon the biblical scene as a zealot whose ministerial ambition was to destroy the church of Jesus Christ. However, upon his conversion, he became the chief advocate |
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November 27, 2024 |
November 27 – Pain: Life’s Great Teacher |
Learning something of the Lord in the presence of pain is far greater than knowing nothing of Him in its absence. Pain and suffering are chaperones that oftentimes usher and lead us into the knowledge of the divine. Pain can |
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November 26, 2024 |
November 26 – Toeless Triumph |
The year was 1970. The New Orleans Saints were trailing the Detroit Lions by one point with just seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Placekicker Tom Dempsey took the field to attempt the longest field goal in NFL history. The |
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November 25, 2024 |
November 25 – At Rest in Christ |
If you are like me, and just about everyone else I know, you find very little time for rest. The demands of life, career, schedule, ministry, and family keep you on the run. I rarely find a free moment to |
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November 24, 2024 |
November 24 – What’s So Funny? |
Why did the monkey fall out of the tree? Punch line – because it was dead. I will confess: it is stupid, and doesn’t make much sense, but whenever I hear that old joke, it makes me laugh; sometimes really |
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November 23, 2024 |
November 23 – How Will Your Story End? |
All of us have a story to tell. Our life unfolds as a book, on which every page articulates the essence of who we are. Allow me to ask you a question: up to this point, how is the narrative |
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November 22, 2024 |
November 22 – Coffee Anyone? |
A young lady was facing an extremely difficult situation in her life when she went to her pastor for counsel. The pastor took her into the kitchen of the church and boiled a pot of water. He proceeded to take |
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November 21, 2024 |
November 21 – God Keeps His Promises |
An elderly Christian lay on his death bed and called for the pastor. As the man of God entered into the room, the dying saint said, “Preacher, all of my life I have relied on the promises of God, but |
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November 20, 2024 |
November 20 – I Know the WHO |
When adversity strikes our lives the natural response is to ask questions. What is God’s purpose? What did I do wrong? For what reason did this occur? Why did God permit this trial? How will I survive? When will it |
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