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From the Heart: Worth the Struggle

  Read Rom. 8:18-28 Paul’s letter to the Romans never minimizes suffering; after all, his own life was filled with beatings, imprisonment, shipwrecks, assassination attempts, and chronic illness. But he insists with absolute conviction that future rewards will outweigh all present sufferings. Olympic athletes endure years of eight-hour practice... [Read more of this review]

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From the Heart: Investments

Read Matt. 6:19-21 Many times we are so very short-sighted, placing greater value on the pleasures of this life, than on the glories of the future life in heaven. I can’t say we all do it but I do know that it is all too easy to be caught up in the thoughts and cares of daily living and just forget about God. We invest our time and our talents... [Read more of this review]

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From the Heart: The Appeal of the Forbidden

Read… Gen. 2:15-17 Gen. 3:1-6 V.6 – So when the woman saw that the tree was pleasing to the eyes … she took of its fruit. The story is told about a young child that was being cared for by a baby sitter while the mother worked in the office of her home. When the child saw this beautiful vase in the china cabinet, he wanted it. When... [Read more of this review]

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From the Heart: Pleasing God

Read 1 Thess. 2:1-6 v. 4: We speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts. How often do we get caught up in this old world, worrying about what others think? If we live our lives trying to be people pleasers we will never accomplish our goal. According to an old fable, a father and his son were walking along a road one day with their donkey.... [Read more of this review]

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From the Heart: The Paper Boy

Read Hebrews 6:7-12 I was reading one of my short stories today and it told about this young paper boy. I was impressed because it reminded me of my dad. It said that an older man was on his way to work one morning and he heard this young voice calling out, “Morning Paper, Get Your Morning Paper.” It was a cold rainy day in November and... [Read more of this review]

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From the Heart: Freeway Freedom

Read Psalm 135 For those of us that must drive the freeway system here in Atlanta we know the difficulties that we encounter on a daily basis. If we can’t get on the road before 6 AM the freeways are full. And regardless of what time you get started, if there is a wreck or stalled car ahead of you, your travel time is just unknown. As most of... [Read more of this review]

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