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Have you ever told someone, "That's just me,"? 

That comment usually follows someone's criticism of our character or a habit. It's a defensive punch, with an implied offensive follow up: "You're being judgmental and unfair." Is this a valid excuse for bad behavior?

Recently, I helped a friend administer the Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test to her newest litter of golden retriever puppies. It was amazing to see their distinct characters come to life in the course of a 15-minute exercise! A neutral
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by Ngozi Nwoke
 

What can be the main thing calling for your attention right now? Many things are screaming at you, seeking for your attention and you may have done so many things trying to attend to them, but they seem not to notice your effort at all. Now, you are tired, frustrated and ready for the worst to happen. The problem may actually be that you have not identified the main force calling for your attention. This article aims at helping you identify the main voice to attend to in such si
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Speaking the Word Without Fear

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by Jerry D. Ousley 

Why is it that we are afraid to speak the word of God? Let's face it; a good many of us are. There have been numerous times in my own life when I was afraid to speak the word of God in a situation. I believe that there are many things bringing on this fear: Speaking in error is one. What if we have it wrong? What if we say something that's going to get us shot down? Then we could be afraid of ridicule. What if after we have spoken the word of God that we get made fun of or la
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by Pam Ford Davis

 

Multitudes are afflicted with melancholy and mope around on this Monday morning. There are varied reasons. They may have experienced such a nice weekend they hated it to end. On the other hand, they may feel twinges of guilt because they left needed household chores unfinished. 

At any rate, despondency camps on their doorstep alongside the morning newspaper.

I fast-forward to later in the week, when I come down with a severe case of Monday blues on a Thursday afternoon. I alw
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by Taylor Cummings 


Isaiah 55:8-9, "'My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,' says the Lord. 'And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.'"

Have you ever asked God for something only to get it and then realize you didn't really understand what you were asking for?

This very thing has happened to me before. I actually had this happen to me again this mont
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What Are You Doing For God?

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As Christians and people alike, we all know God exists. He has always been and he always will be. We also know that he is our provider and our sustainer in this life, if we will allow him to.

In this hectic world in which we live many times we find ourselves looking heavenward and saying, "There is never enough time in the day", as we run around from place to place forgetting the most important person in our livesthe God who gave us life.

As my title asks, What are you doing for Go
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by Rhonda Jones 

 

If you're like most people, you've probably made a few resolutions for the coming year. Perhaps, you'll lose weight, exercise more, watch less television, or spend more time with God. The problem with resolutions is that they're only skin deep. You make a proclamation and then you use your willpower to try to fulfill it. The Bible says that the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. Although our intentions are good, we lack the wherewithal or persistence to stick with our new
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A Thankful Life

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by  Susan Ferguson

 

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High. (Psalm 92:1 NKJV)

It's easy to give thanks when life is going well. Ironically, this is the time when we're least likely to count our blessings. What about when life goes wrong? It's when we're faced with hardship that we need gratitude the most. 

In troubled times, gratitude doesn't come naturally for us, but it can be developed. With each new day, we can make the choice to be thankful. Ch
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Are You Prepared For The New Year

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Another year is about to end and a new one will begin. We don't know what awaits us. There will be, no doubt, many challenges and many joys. With the state our Nation and the world is in, the challenges will surely be great. Are we prepared for whatever may come? How are we preparing for it? Many make resolutions trying to commit themselves to changing some part of their lives that they feel will be an improvement in themselves this coming year. These resolutions are notorious, though
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by Kim Hubbard

 

Since we are all part of the human race, we have inherited the sin of the first individuals God created. Because of our sin nature, we are separated from a holy and perfect God and are in need of a way back to our creator, so that our sins can be forgiven and we can experience eternal life with Him in Heaven and live a life filled with His Holy Spirit while on earth. God sent his one and only son, to shed his blood and be crucified on the cross to pay for our sins and when we
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How To Fix A Broken World

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by ron kyker 

 

Here is the great question most Christians have today; how do we fix our broken world? The answer is not so simple or we would have already done it. It is not so clear because we are trying to do it in worldly ways. The answer is a biblical one. It is a spiritual one. The answer is simple and it is clear, but not to a people ignorant of how it is done. I am ignorant of many things, and how to fix our broken world, seems to have been beyond my understanding. It is for most Christi
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by Olawale Ogunsola

 

"Sometimes, when you see how caring another woman's husband is, you may be tempted to poison your own."

This was a frightening statement from a woman in August 2014. I never expected a statement like this from her. 

Why? 

She is an attendee in her church programs. She appears as a Christian by all standards. 

This woman became ill and her friend's husband, a medical practitioner took care of her. This man used to call her to know her state of her health regularly. She received o
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Would You Serve God For Nothing

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by ron kyker  

 

I listened to a sermon of a good Pastor friend of mine. He brought up a very good question that I think all who profess to know God should ask themselves often. Would we still serve God if we expected nothing from Him in return? He used Job as a good example. Job was innocent of doing anything to cause God to allow he had to be taken away. Job served and praised his God anyway. The Devil's argument to God was that Job served Him only because of all God had done for him. I wonder
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What the Healthy Church Looks Like

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by Richard Krejcir 


Luke 10:25-29John 4:2410:25-3017:21-23; Acts, chapters 2 and 4; Romans 1:16-1712:1-3Galatians 5:22-23Ephesians 1:10Philippians 2:5-8; Colossians 1; James 4:8-11

�They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and

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The Bible: Can We Trust It?

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by Mike Stockwell


Greetings to all;
Any successful ongoing study of God, or the discipline of Theology, should begin with a foundation, much like a contractor looking to build a house. The foundation must be strong enough to bear the weight of what is to be built upon it.
The Bible is the Word of God. Literally, it is God talking to all of us directly. It is the foundation of truth upon which the Christian faith rests. There is no more important or profound work of literature ever penned. In the H
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The Bible: Can We Trust It?

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by Mike Stockwell


Greetings to all;
Any successful ongoing study of God, or the discipline of Theology, should begin with a foundation, much like a contractor looking to build a house. The foundation must be strong enough to bear the weight of what is to be built upon it.
The Bible is the Word of God. Literally, it is God talking to all of us directly. It is the foundation of truth upon which the Christian faith rests. There is no more important or profound work of literature ever penned. In the H
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Qualities Of A Godly Friend

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by Taylor Cummings

Proverbs 27:17, "As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend."

Have you ever had a really good friend?

As I look back over the years of my life, I see how I've had different groups of friends at different seasons in my life. Do you ever notice the different roles friends play in your life? There are the "Facebook Friends". Some friends are the people you can be goofy with. Your conversations may not go deep, but you can enjoy time with one another just in playing games
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by Dr. Henderson Ward 

 

I've had a few different careers during my working life, and they seem to have one important thing in common. Each required specific technical training and skills in order for one to become competent. Accordingly, by way of building technology and management, I finally ended up as a professional teacher, having gone to a teacher's training college and graduated with a distinction.

Sometimes you hear things, but they do not resonate, they don't hammer home their impact with
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new study finds that following the Mediterranean diet could add about 4.5 years to your life. Researchers found that the diet, which focuses on fruits, veggies, whole grains, and olive oil, is good for our DNA, the New York Times reports. Nearly 4,700 women were followed for more than 20 years, and those whose diets were more similar to the Mediterranean diet had longer telomeres—protective structures found on the ends of chromosomes that “are often compared to the plastic caps that preven

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I can think of three near-death experiences I had as a child. Oh, they weren't events during which I actually died and saw a bright light, or anything like that. They were the results of carelessness on my part and if God hadn't intervened I think I would have died. The first was when I was a small child, maybe six or seven years old, when I determined that I was going back in for a swim after all those who were with me were on their way back to the car. I stepped off a ledge in
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