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My Heart’s Throne

  “Take my heart, it is Thine own,   It shall be Thy royal throne.” Frances R. Havergal, 1874   If I love God half-heartedly, he has only half a throne. 

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Divided Heart

  “Love the Lord your God with all your heart” (Deuteronomy 6:5, Matthew 22:37, Mark 12:30, Luke 10:27). Scripture is clear. God wants me all-in, 100% for him.   How many times a day does my mind fixate on the … Continue reading

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After God’s Heart

King David was a “man after God’s own heart”  (1 Samuel 13:14, Acts 13:22). Seems an over-statement, since David slept with another man’s wife and covered it up by arranging that man’s death. Isn’t that a whole-heart breaker?   His … Continue reading

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Heart Condition

A long-ago lesson on the first three kings of Israel sticks in my head: Saul=hard-hearted, David=whole-hearted, Solomon=half-hearted. Over-simplified? Absolutely, but easy to remember. And easy to apply to my own life. So what about you? Which king are you most … Continue reading

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What Do You Look for in a Church?

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Worship Wisdom

    Some words of wisdom from C. S. Lewis:   “The perfect church service would be one we were almost unaware of; our attention would have been on God.”

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Feeling Discouraged?

  Hebrews 10:25 (TLB) And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.   Neglect being encouraged. Neglect encouraging others. Your absence … Continue reading

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God on the Golf Course

  “I can worship God better on the golf course than I do in church.”     Golf course, woods, river, shore–I’ve heard them all. I’ve never said “golf course” myself. The other places . . . maybe. Who picked … Continue reading

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Glad Times

  Psalm 122:1 (ESV) I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!”   How do you feel when it is church time? Church :^) Church :^( Which leads to a second … Continue reading

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Be Careful What You Want

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