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Issues of the Heart – Matthew 12:35
Christianity deals with the heart. In our heart’s vaults, we store that which we consider valuable, and from it, we withdraw riches from what we have deposited within its walls. Everything we do,…
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Partiality – James 2:9
Let us search our hearts and ask ourselves how we respond to the poor or broken seeking to join our fellowship. Do we hold them in the same high regard as we do…
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Cover Up – 3 John 4
On at least two occasions during my career as an information systems consultant, I made serious mistakes that could have caused significant damage to a client. I must admit that my instinctive reaction…
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Pettiness – Colossians 3:13
Although the Word instructs us to "do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, …and to regard one another as more important than ourselves," trivial complaints within the body of Christ abound, reflecting demeanor…
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Delicate Line – 2 Corinthians 5:12
We struggle to speak exuberantly of God’s miraculous intervention without aggrandizing ourselves. For in talking about our participation in kingdom work, we implicate ourselves as workers in the field from which the blossoms…
