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All Entries Tagged With: "temptation"
Oops, I did it again – The challenge of “Christian Politics”
In the past week politics and the primary election has assumed a seat at our table. How did that happen? I don’t DO politics anymore. How do Christians rightly divide the truth and behavior among candidates? Here’s what happened yesterday…
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Fighting Distractions – a recurring battle
Shiner, my eleven-year old Appaloosa gelding who is the equine voice of He Came Looking for Me, is prone to distractions. So was his mother, Scotch Lace. So am I.
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Simplicity and God’s Provision
How many decisions do you face each day? Each hour? The world in 2010 appears immensely complex and the number of options swings wildly from too many to consider to two we cannot decide between. How do we know which is right? The enemy of the Christian walk is the world and the number and [...]
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Does the end justify the means?
Today’s news headlines just scream out to me “Temptation”! How so? Temptation is defined as taking a shortcut to a destination that in itself may be desirable. Synonyms for temptation include bait, lure, and seduction. From the US government’s reaction to the BP oil spill in the Gulf to the methods horse trainers use to [...]
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Choose patience and enjoy the view…
When you are ready to take the next step but the path has yet to be cleared… isn’t it tempting to try and push things along just a little faster? Foals are born when they are ready, not when the mare is. Blackberries seem to take forever to ripen from red to black. New wine [...]
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Not a prophet in your own land?
I think the design of the Lord is such that we must have at least one place in our lives where do not shine as brightly as others. Without such a place of leanness we would doubtless be tempted to grow an ego large enough to fit a true 10-gallon Stetson. Many people amaze us [...]
