The Pro Bowl and a Call to Spiritual Discipline
A reflection contrasts the NFL Pro Bowl's entertainment focus with Pauls athletic allegory in First Corinthians. It urges believers to train spiritually with purpose, running to win an eternal prize and living each day like a Super Bowl.
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Why did God create you and me
A reflection on God as Love argues creation serves God's pleasure and expresses His benevolent essence. It rejects a needful, ego centered God and frames human existence as an expression of divine Love rather than a demanded object of affection.
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Celebrating the Light in God’s Creation
A nature photographer reflects on ten years of observing light in its many colors and moods. He celebrates how every hue reveals creation and invites readers to see God at work in all light. The piece urges re-reading with life in place of light to deepen spiritual insight.
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A memory of mother’s canning and a drunk chicken tale
A boy recalls his mother preserving food to endure winters. One jar of fermented fruit spilled and drew ridiculing laughter as chickens drank it and staggered drunkenly. The piece ends with a warning that alcohol and drugs ruin lives and marriages, urging moderation and self control.
Jesus heals to serve Him in Capernaum
A devotional reading links Mark chapter 1 to Jesus healing Peter's mother in law and urges healing as a call to serve. It emphasizes repentance baptism and sharing the gospel as acts of healing and service for others. It frames healing as divine kindness and a path to kingdom inheritance.
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Letting the Cat Out at Old River Church
A church post shares a parable about a stray cat that moved into a home, angering the family before they forced it out. The piece uses a Bible verse from Ephesians to urge readers to avoid giving opportunities to evil influences.
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