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Ruth

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I remember a movie I would always watch whenever it came on. It was called Fried Green Tomatoes. There was a character named Ruth, and in one part of the movie her mother died. Ruth’s friend sent her a note with the passage, “And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will … [Read more...] about Ruth

Power of Words

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“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” - Proverbs 25:11 How powerful is a single word? A single word, a single sentence or phrase can bring a great measure of peace, happiness and joy, or a terror of anger, or perhaps deep sadness and depression. The Bible explains how Jesus treated people with love, compassion, kindness, forgiveness, and … [Read more...] about Power of Words

Three Views of Self

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In one of his compositions, poet John Donne had this phrase: “No man is an island.” Whatever the expression meant to him, it contains a general truth.  None of us lives in an isolated existence.  While we see ourselves in a certain light, others may view us quite differently.  Our Creator assesses us with absolute accuracy! Our View of Ourselves One’s … [Read more...] about Three Views of Self

Positive Thinking – A Christian Influence

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How much is a Christian influence worth as you associate with your peers?  A usual conversation would probably be negative – what untruth someone said about you;  how someone treated you; how bad things are; how unfair and bad things are today.  Paul didn’t say, (Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are false, whatsoever things are a lie, whatsoever things are … [Read more...] about Positive Thinking – A Christian Influence

Let Your Light Shine

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A commentary on Matthew 5:13-16         “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted?  It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men” (v. 13).  As salt we are to have a preserving influence on others, not only in bringing them to … [Read more...] about Let Your Light Shine