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Gripe-Fest

Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7 (NLT) Have you ever met someone who complains about everything? This isn’t right. Or, that person didn’t do this. Or that person didn’t do that. On and on and on the complaints go. It’s not enough that they thinkContinueContinue reading “Gripe-Fest”

Quality Time

The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers.1 Peter 4:7 (NLT) A young man was driven to succeed in life no matter what. He was the top graduate of his class from college. He got married and had a family. He began to work his way upContinueContinue reading “Quality Time”

Shallow Love

Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.1 Peter 4:8 (NLT) One of my favorite activities to do when I am blessed to go someplace tropical is snorkeling. Strap on the mask, put on some fins, don the snorkel, and I’m in the waterContinueContinue reading “Shallow Love”

Rejected Love

This is real love – not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.1 John 4:10 (NLT) The three words that are hardest for most people to say shouldn’t be. I mean, how hard is it to say “I love you” toContinueContinue reading “Rejected Love”

Slurpee Overflow

And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 (NLT) I was a student worker over the summer at my high school, Fresno Adventist Academy, and was one of the few guys who had his driver’s licenseContinueContinue reading “Slurpee Overflow”

Cheaters Never Prosper

Accept the way God does things, for who can straighten what he has made crooked? Ecclesiastes 7:13 (NLT) When I was in academy, our coach used to make us run a lap or two around the track to warm us up for PE class. To me, running in a circle around a track was boring.ContinueContinue reading “Cheaters Never Prosper”