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In Sickness and In Health
March 6, 2023 Journal entry Things were going well at the start of the year; life was good, I was healthy, and the church was excited about the expansion plans. Yet, there was something in my soul that I had to wrestle with. I had to go back and ask myself this question. How do…
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Miracles Do Not Mean I Am Okay with the Lord
Miracles do not mean I am okay with the Lord. If there was somebody who experienced the miracle of God time and time again, it’s Pharaoh. He was given a front seat of the mighty hand of God or, as the verse said, “the finger of God.” It made me realize that even if we…
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Learning to Rest in God
The world is moving so fast that many have forgotten the beauty of rest. The Israelites were given a promise of daily provision by the Lord. They did not have to worry about the food they would eat. To sum it up, life was so simple in the past. No self-imposing deadlines, the clear command…
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Emotionally Healthy Leaders
A study in 2002 by the Department of Psychiatry at the Ohio State University College of Medicine showed that negative emotions could intensify a variety of threats to our physical health, from degrading immune system and inflammation which has been linked to cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, and even certain cancers.…
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The Sacredness of Worship Services: A Reflection from Leviticus
Today, millions of people attend church from different languages and nations. All have different expressions of worship, liturgy, and worship acts. Reading thru Leviticus, God shows us how sacred the time of worship is. We observe specific standards and procedures when we gather as a church community. In Leviticus, God instructed the Israelites to keep…