There will be a sudden event. A split-second decision will determine whether the moment quickly passes, or something really bad happens. Let’s define the time frame of a dangerous situation. It can be a car wreck, a house fire, a basement flood, a bicycle wreck, a lightning strike – all of which I have experienced. […]
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Think of your favorite “end times” chapter in the Bible. Most would say “Book of Revelation” though that is not a chapter (Revelation has 22 chapters). Some might go with Matthew 24 and I would say, “Good choice!”. I am always encouraged by Matthew 24:11: “The gospel will be preached to the entire earth and
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I’m not good at taking insults and criticism. One of my least favorite passages of scripture is when Jesus says in the Sermon on the Mount: “If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.” (Matthew 5:39) Are you good at turning the other cheek? Do you know anybody who
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To mask, or not to mask, that is the question: Whether it is nobler in mind to suffer The indignity of foggy glasses and rebreathing stale breath For the safety of others, Or to stand on the rights of expression, For the security of individuality. Shakespeare’s Hamlet (OGV – Old Guy’s Version) The greatest English
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I look forward to Monday morning. Monday morning sets the tone in my spiritual, emotional, and physical health for the rest of the week. If I get Monday morning right, I trend to do well the rest of the week. I look forward to Monday morning because I do the following “3” Power Boosts. I
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I will be on vacation for the next two weeks. Original Interruptions will restart on Monday, August 10. Thank you for sending me many encouraging e-mails. Today is #116. I think we will reach #1000! I thought that I would discontinue e-mails for the two weeks but then considered: “Re-runs of Seinfeld are popular and that show
That moment for me, for you, and for everyone – when eternity touches time. The phrase “when eternity touches time” came to me while considering a message for a funeral. A young man had died in an auto accident and I had asked the Lord for words to put the moment in perspective. When eternity touches time.
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I want the fruit of God’s Spirit in my life. Paul lists the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5 as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-c0ntr0l. Paul says “fruit” not “fruits”. The fruit of the Spirit is not like apples, oranges, bananas, or grapes. We love an apple but hate bananas.
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Jesus is Lord. Jesus is the head of His body the church. Jesus doesn’t abuse his body; He might put it on a diet, but only for better health. The church of 2021 will not be like the church of 2019 because in 2020 the body of Christ is on a diet. The church might
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Answered prayer is key to a great relationship with God. Prayer is asking, and the more specifically that you ask, the better. Assume God wants to answer prayer, and if He doesn’t, then it isn’t the right timing, or you have asked for something that isn’t God’s will. I always remind myself when asking God
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