Tag: faith
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How big is your God?
We live in a world where everyone is striving to set new records… be it wanting to climb mountains or simply wanting to be the best in the world… to be a high achiever! Deep down, we all want to be winners, and come out on top. For instance, we love our team and emotionally…
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Life in the blood!
There is something inherently powerful in blood, in human blood. For some of us, the sight of blood makes us faint. I recall my eldest son gashing his chin in a toboggan snow tumble. The Resort doctor had to cut in order to do stiches. I watched… then the doctor asked me if I was,…
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Effective Prayer!
We have all done our fair share of praying. We have prayed for others, and we have prayed for ourselves We have sought God’s guidance and help in so many areas of our lives. Yet so often we don’t know if our prayers were successful… were they effective? VISUALIZATION – This may seem a strange…
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Reaching your Personal Goals
1 Have you ever watched a Monstera deliciosa leaf open? It starts off as a long roll of green, then gradually unrolls to reveal a large, magnificent leaf characterized by those amazingly formed openings or ‘Swiss cheese’ like spaces. It reminds me of our human endeavours as we strive to succeed in various areas of…
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God’s Justice!
We live in a world where people are constantly demonstrating for justice on some issue. They see themselves as the arbitrators of right and wrong and demand action to remedy the situation. Now I recall a childhood game we used to play using an old set of kitchen scales… those ones that had a set…
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Crossing the River!
There is something unique about crossing a river and we all have made those crossings when traveling in our cars over bridges. Sometimes the river may be quite wide, but the feeling we get is still the same. It’s that leaving one side and then reaching the land on the other side… a crossing over…
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Resting in faith!
We can often ask the question… what is faith? Simply, it is to rely on and trust in something or some person. But it is not meant to be a mental struggle where we tire ourselves out trying too hard to believe. Perhaps we need to stop and rest for a while. I recall an…
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SUBMISSION
What is submission? Is it a sign of personal weakness or perhaps the secret of personal strength? I guess, at the end of the day, the crucial question is who or what are we submitting to? We can submit to the laws of the land; we can submit to legal authorities… that is not only…
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The Christian Password
We live in a world of ever-increasing passwords which are controlling our lives. Security demands them, but life would be much simpler if we did not have to have them… and we wouldn’t get so stressed… like when we forget them! And another aspect is the fact that the password we use always has to…
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The Family Connection!
The power of family is something we all experience and it gives us that sense of belonging. Our paternal and maternal links are real, that integral part of who we are as an individual. We search records to discover our family history, then construct family trees. At the same time, we discover interesting facts about…
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