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Daily Bible Reading

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 10-12
New Testament: Mark 12:1-27

This week's memory work:


Our goal is the complete passage of

Poetry: The Writing on the Wall

The Writing on the Wall - Rembrandt

Belshazzar had a letter, —
He never had but one;
Belshazzar’s correspondent
Concluded and begun
In that immortal copy
The conscience of us all
Can read without its glasses
On revelation’s wall.

 –Emily Dickinson #25 in the First Series

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Quotes: On Growth

Growth

Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom. – As quoted by Stephen R. Covey in First Things First

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Book Review: The Noticer by Andy Andrews

March 6, 2010
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The Noticer by Andy Andrews

Need a little perspective in your life? Come spend a little time with Jones. With a length of only 156 pages, one might think of The Noticer as a ‘quick read’ – and certainly can be if one so chooses because it is hard to put down – but this story should be read in small doses with time spent savoring and reflecting upon each encounter. This talented writer is able to transport you to this gulf coast town in Alabama in a way that you almost feel personally affected by each of…

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Book Review: Living Life in The Zone

March 6, 2010
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Being a big tough man might be the single biggest call to action from our peers growing up. It is painful to think what irreversible damage has been done in marriages, friendships and fatherhood by the macho attitudes. The inability to overcome this worldview could be a major roadblock to achieving excellence in life.

What if we told these young men that in order to be a real man, one has but to turn to God’s word and see the plan He has laid out for us? How many would respond positively and turn their lives around in the next…

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5 Things to Give our Enemies

March 5, 2010
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Jesus commanded us to go above and beyond the letter of the law, including how we treat our enemies.

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Fruit of the Spirit: Peace

March 4, 2010
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance
Gal 5:22-23Gal 5:22-23
English: King James Version (1611) – KJV

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

 

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The underlying Greek word here is eirene defined as peace, quietness or rest.

Sources of Peace

Our Faith:

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