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Are You Mature? Part 1 – Humility

1055) Having become in recent years a published author, I’ve struggled with something that I had not expected and that is publicity. While I write in the Christian literature genre, I have found that I must actively promote my work because writing for me is now a business. Because of this, I have found a
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It’s Hard to Imagine

1053) There are so many things that are hard to understand because of the limitations of our minds. For example, we know what love is, but how much of love can we understand? The Bible says the definition of love is God. (1 John 4:8) Yes, we can experience love and we can give love
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Do You Need that Extended Warranty?

1052) There is a routine that is frequently encountered when making specific purchases and is presented to you as a question. When buying most electronics, we are asked if we want to pay for an extended warranty. I will usually answer, No, thank you. What does this “extension” give the one who purchases it? It
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Gifts from God: Understanding

1051) Have you ever wished you could know things you do now back when you were younger? Think of the things you valued when 16 versus what you value now. Age is supposed to bring us insight. There are things you now know you could only know because of life experience. Insight is a valuable
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Gifts from God: Wisdom

1050) As a kid, I enjoyed watching the show, Leave it to Beaver. I even watch it from time to time now, too. Beaver was a character who was believable; he would often say funny things that were so typical of kids. There was another character in that show I didn’t like and he was
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Gifts from God: Forgiveness

1049) Forgiveness is a sometimes misunderstood “thing” some can feel is just something ethereal, that floats by us and is very hard to grasp. The biblical definition of forgiveness isn’t. In Ephesians 1:7-8, the gift of forgiveness is closer to what we understand as receiving a pardon. With this concept, the “crime” committed and its
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God’s Gifts: Redemption

1048) In Maine, our bottles have a deposit on them. You pay this deposit when you purchase the beverage and you get that fee back when you return the empties. It’s sort of like the drink companies loan us the containers for a small fee and we get that back if we return them. But
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The Law of the Seed Revisited

1047) I’ve never been interested in planting a garden and, especially, maintaining it. Those who do this have my admiration because I have been told it is time-consuming and non-stop until the season of growing is over. My grandfather loved to show me what he planted and grew, so I know planting and reaping has
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God’s Fruit: Self-Control

1046) Control is something we think a lot about, maybe without even realizing it. Whenever we expect something we don’t like and work to avoid it or whenever we attempt to make someone treat us better, we are seeking control. The thought is often, If I can control it, then I can avoid….. The problem
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God’s Fruit: Gentleness

1045) I can’t say exactly when it happened in my career, but as a teacher from “the old school,” meaning, running a classroom with rigid rules and the expectation my students would adhere to it, I discovered these expectations weren’t working. Yes, I am in charge. Yes, the students have a standard to meet, but
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