How to Lose Weight in all the Right Places
August 25, 2024 by admin
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“Weight Loss Tips” is the 42nd top keyword searched online today, and it stays in the top 500 most of the time. Why? Because almost everyone is concerned about their weight. Some worry about how they look and how their clothes fit. Others want to lose weight to improve health. Some lose weight to please others—some to please self. And sadly, most of us know more about HOW to lose weight than we actually DO lose weight.
White Flag Surrender
August 17, 2024 by admin
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In our world today surrender is rarely a sign of anything good. In a stormy economy homes are being surrendered, in the Middle East our troops avoid surrender, in dieting—dieters surrender chocolate, fried foods and cheese. Surrender. It's uncomfortable, unnatural, and sometimes personally challenging. Simply put: it's hard.
A Place For God In Our Heart
August 6, 2024 by admin
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A.W. Tozer, author of The Pursuit of God, brings into focus what is and what should be held dearest to our heart. In his writings, Tozer defines the rightful place of the “useful and pleasant things” God created to equip mankind to live on earth. “They were made for man’s use, but they were meant always to be external to the man and subservient to him.”
Breaking the Law
July 26, 2024 by admin
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Last year in our small town a friend of mine got a police citation for shooting small fireworks in her driveway on July 4th. She was mortified and upset. She had no idea that she wasn’t allowed to light sparklers and other small fireworks.
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No Way Out
July 15, 2024 by admin
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The scene is familiar, clichéd. The villain’s footsteps ring in the hall outside the castle’s library door. The heroine frantically scans the library’s musty interior for a back door exit. Nothing. The windows are narrow and barred. She’s moments away from the dark terror of the villain’s intents. She backs toward the far wall as the footfalls cease and the latch on the door begins to move. She collapses against the bookcase behind her…and it moves, swinging smoothly on a massive hinge, offering her a secret passageway to safety.
