Category: Religion
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How to Lay up treasures in heaven
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;…(Matthew 6:19)
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A Simple Way to Pray
Prayer can be as simple or complicated as you want it to be. I’ve heard many lessons on the subject of prayer, seen different approaches to use while praying and participated in countless prayer activities. For me, simple heartfelt prayers are the way to go. Here is a small slide show of two very simple techniques that I use and…
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Gratitude
No matter how terrible you think your present situation may be, rest assured that at least 5 billion people would trade places with you—no questions asked—in an instant! According to census data, the world has nearly 7 billion people living on it. Of these, 80 percent, or some 5.6 billion people, live on less than…
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Treasures in Heaven
My dad used to say That teaching was a wonderful profession because of the lives you could touch. I don’t doubt that teachers change lives—they do—but sometimes I have wondered if the touch lives aspect is a bit overstated. Most of my classes and interactions with students are professional and subject related. I try to…
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God has a sense of humor
God’s Crazy Sense of Humor Hey David, I’d like you to come over here and meet a friend of mine! There she was…sitting by the president of my college. An unusual moment was about to unfold—but first, let me tell you about the events leading up to this moment. The Day Before I was attending…
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The Word Made Stone
Introduction The story of the 10 Commandments describes a very Charleston Heston moment where Moses climbs the fiery, trembling, shaking and baking mountain until he reaches the very top and sees the Shekanih—very glory of God. It was a supernatural event that scared every man, woman and child who saw it. To use today’s language, it was…
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The Funeral
Disclaimer The story you are about to hear is not true. Not factually anyway. But it is truer than true in the way that stories are supposed to be. Any resemblance to characters living or fictional is pure coincidence. The funeral Boys, I’m so sorry we had to bury your dad today. He was a…