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Don’t Feel Like It! – Proverbs 10:4

Proverbs 10: 4 –Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. I really didn’t want to get out of bed this morning. My wife is off visiting relatives with her father. I didn’t sleep well last night. I … Continue reading

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Helping Each Other Grow – Proverbs 27:17

Proverbs 27:17 – As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. I have to admit something to you. I have gained 25 pounds since moving to the mountains a little more than a year and a half ago. I … Continue reading

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Don’t Bring Me Down! – Romans 15:2

Romans 15:2 – Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) used to sing a song entitled, “Don’t Bring Me Down”. I must admit that I used to think … Continue reading

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Building Up Or Tearing Down – Romans 15:2

Romans 15:2 – Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. Our lives often seem to be about building up walls. We build walls of privacy to keep some people from getting too close … Continue reading

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Quotes to Inspire

It’s a beautiful day out today and I am going for a 5 mile run and do some yard work. Hope these quotes inspire you to make the most of your day. -Loren “Finish each day and be done with … Continue reading

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Stepping Stone or Stumbling Block – Romans 14:13

Romans 14:13 – Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. The better roads in ancient days were … Continue reading

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CHALLENGE THIRTY-FIVE: Encouragement Challenge

I remember the first time I got up to preach. I had prepared and practiced a sermon that was about 25 minutes long. But when I got up to deliver it my nerves kicked in and I began talking faster … Continue reading

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Spurring Each Other On – Hebrews 10:23-25

Hebrews 10:23-25 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some … Continue reading

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