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"I look forward to the beginning of each year because I set aside some days for special prayer. I don’t like to finish one year and start another without taking time to thank Jesus for the ways He blessed me during the past 12 months and to ask Him for supernatural strength for the next season...

NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- "Forgiveness is a significant theme in God's Word. The Bible tells us: "As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us" (Psalm 103:12). "I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will remember not your...

"President Donald Trump, coming off a week of heightened scrutiny over his mental health, sought to put the topic to rest on Saturday by declaring himself extraordinarily intelligent and undeniably right in the head. By personally inserting himself into the debate, however, Trump did little to...

I have been having some problems with anxiety lately. I would appreciate your prayers Sent from my H710VL using Tapatalk

I use to go to a church where members smoked outside the education building before Sunday School. I know many church attenders probably smoke or use tobacco and don't see any problem with it. I don't want to be legalistic about it like it is going to jeopardize someone's salvation, but aren't...

I had neighbors that would take their Christmas tree down Christmas day and it would be out on the curb. My family tended to leave it up until after the New Years. When do you take your Christmas tree and decorations down? Any other special Christmas traditions at your house? We use to go to...

some funny church signs. I thought we could all use a laugh http://www.pophangover.com/6469/35-hilarious-church-signs/ Reminds me of the time when the neighborhood kids changes the sign in front of the church I attended to say "We worship naked" I changed the sign back to its orginal form...

Holidays can be a stressful time with company over and lists of things to do. This is a good article about how to deal with stress and anxiety here. My main ones are exercise and prayer https://adaa.org/tips-manage-anxiety-and-stress

What was the favorite gift you got for Christmas this year? I got some new running shoes that i really like, but I haven't run in them yet.

22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:22-24 ESV It...

Years ago, when I worked in a church in Petersburg, Virginia, a deacon came up to me and showed me a chart of the leadership of the church. He had the deacons above everyone else. He was trying to tell me that this was his understanding of church leadership that he was in charge. I replied...

The weekend of New Years the church I attend decided to cancel Sunday services for that weekend. When I asked why they said they wanted to give the hundreds of volunteers who help out a break to spend time with their families. I think this is a horrible decision and has upset me. I wonder...

John 15:1-6, NIV "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prune so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as...

I Thessalonians 4:16-18 says 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them...

Colossians 2:13-15 says 13 "When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to...

This article was written five years ago but is still good. it talks about 5 prayers that teach us how to talk to God. I would add these comments in Colossians 1:9-12 where Paul tells the Colossian church what he is praying for them 9 "For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have...

This is meant as a positive thread to give us a chance to tell each other the positives we see in the church we attend. I like how the church I attend reaches out and helps others. We have a big emphasis several times a year where we try to mobilize all of our church into serving. I think...

According to Barna Research "Though we’re far removed from the temperance movement, Americans today still feel ambivalent about the effects of alcohol. For instance, among those of legal drinking age who do not drink, the most common reason given is seeing the negative effects drinking has on...

I've noticed for some reason that anxiety and depression seem to go together. Often when a person has one they will have the other. They may not call it that though and the anxious feeling may come across as irritability or short temper. what helps you overcome your anxiety? 1 Peter 5:6-7 6...

It felt like the whole night last night I was dreaming of the town I was in being built up. Construction was everywhere. I heard myself say in the dream that the church I was in was going to start doing more service with the homeless and food panties and other service items. Big buildings...