For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure, (Philippians 2:13)...
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, Philippians 2:5....
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing, (John 15:5)....
Dear Faith Family, Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember? (Mark 8:18). "I was driving to work, which was about 15-20 minutes away when I realized that I forgot my keys. Even though I was halfway there and I was going to be late, I went ahead and turned around. When I got back home and looked for my keys, I was frustrated tha...
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Dear Faith Family, His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence, (2 Peter 1:3). Scene one, Luke 5. Peter had been fishing all night. The scoreboard read: Fish one. Seasoned angler, Peter nothing, zero, nada. You get the picture! Jesus told Peter to let down t...
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Dear Faith Family, But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death, (James 1:14-15). The squirrel-proof bird feeder is no longer squirrel-proof. See, the little varmints locked their hind feet onto the pole supporting the used-to-be squirrel-...
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Dear Faith Family, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, (Matthew 5:3). A celebration. An unexpected encounter. The words of my sweet wife captured the weight of the moment. Here's what she wrote: I gazed upon a living icon (portrait) today. What made it so? She was void of gold foil or bright paint. Yet, like an icon she pointed to somet...
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Dear Faith Family, Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony, (Co...
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