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Talking Heads

Everywhere I look, I see and hear talking heads. Sports commentators are hired to offer their opinions, right or wrong. Advertisements feature full screen actors trying to speak with authority while using wild gestures. The internet and social media are full of people espousing their opinions on a variety of subjects that they are notContinue reading “Talking Heads”

Leaving Your Comfort Zone

By faith, Noah ignored the critics and built an ark in the desert. By faith, Abraham left his home to go to a faraway place because God called him to do so. By faith, Sarah believed God and bore a son in her old age. By faith, Moses rejected life as royalty to live asContinue reading “Leaving Your Comfort Zone”

Intercessor

It seems that we are constantly calling doctors, insurance companies, service companies, physician offices, and others in order to get what they have promised to provide. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could hire someone to do that for you? They would have to be sincerely working for your good outcomes and insist on constantContinue reading “Intercessor”

Advocate

Suppose you were pleading your case in a court of law. You would want to enlist the services of the most qualified attorney or advocate you could trust. You would want them to learn everything they could about your case and related laws. How much more confidence would it give you if they had experiencedContinue reading “Advocate”

Hardest Stuggles

Oftentimes our hardest struggles are those within us. Most of us are working to improve our character, but constantly fighting internal battles over anger, pride, lust, greed, and self-centeredness. Sometimes we are strong, but mostly we find that we are weak. Who can help us with our desire to grow and improve? Hebrews 4:15-16 says,Continue reading “Hardest Stuggles”