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THE LIFE

"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; ( for the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us ;) that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ .  And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full." (1 John 1:1-4).   The great doctrine of the Christian faith, and the thing that sets it apart from other religions, is the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.   Jesus was very plain and deliberate in teaching the necessity of both life and death.   Without a death, there can be no resurrection; and without a resurrection, there can be no life.   At one point in His ministry, He told His dis...
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BECOMING LIKE CHILDREN

My wife and I recently attended a surprise 80th birthday party for my wife's aunt.  There were lots of cousins, great-cousins, and even 3rd generation cousins present at the party, some of whom had come a good distance to attend; so it was great to see everybody and catch up on news of their families.  My wife later commented about how one little baby who was just a few months old was able to pick out her mother's voice even above 40 or more other voices all talking at the same time.  Her little ears would prick up and her head would turn toward the direction of her momma's voice.   As my wife described what she observed that day, I had to think of our relationship with our heavenly Father and how similar it is to that little one and her momma.  There are many voices around us always, some are good, and some are not so good, but in the midst of so many voices our Father's rings out true and distinct from all others.  We know ...
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TRUST IN THE LORD

"Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.  For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.  Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.  For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit ." (Jeremiah 17:5-8).   It is difficult - even heartbreaking - to watch a person self-destruct.  It's even more devastating to watch one fall apart who has professed to know and love the Lord.  Though we see this way too often, it is all so preventable.  There is a simple, yet elegant secret to happiness and success in life that ca...
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