Fruits of the Spirt – Patience, One of The Most Difficult Fruits to Bear

One of the hardest fruits to bear is patience or longsuffering.
One particular thesaurus defined it as willingness to endure, composure, self-control, and submission (Ouch! There goes that S-word again! )   Another thesaurus defined it as the capacity of enduring hardship without complaint.  Wow! No wonder patience is so difficult to achieve!  Not being able to [...]

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The Amazement of God

At the risk of sounding like Pochahontas, have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?  Or just looked up in the sky at all of the beautiful stars (unless you live in Los Angeles – then you probably can’t see them)  Do you ever take a moment to just gaze at [...]

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THE COMEBACK KING

(I’m warning you, this is a little long, but if you stick with it, it should bless you)
What is a comeback?  “A return to formerly enjoyed status or prosperity”.  Many artists have made a comeback.  Artists such as Sylvester Stallone, John Travolta, and LL Cool J have all made their comebacks.  Michael Jackson was about [...]

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CAKE AND LEMONADE

 
Most of us love a good slice of cake and who doesn’t like a tall glass of lemonade in the summer months to beat the heat?  Well no matter how delicious the cake can be, have you ever thought about the ingredients that go into it?  Here’s a great recipe that I   found on www.allrecipes.com:   
 INGREDIENTS

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SPIRITUAL WARFARE

ANGELS vs DEMONS or…GOOD vs EVIL

“LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!”, I can hear the announcer shout as I think about the war that has been going on in the background of most believers’ lives, including my own.
 Spiritual warfare is defined as the “struggle to have life in this…world reflect as much of God’s loving governance [...]

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