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The Secret of Contentment!

Last week we talked about contentment, and how so often it seems that contentment or satisfaction seems like the ideal we always want but never attain.  We talked about rating our lives on the satisfaction scale of one to ten.  Now, it’s easy to rationalize our satisfaction (or lack of it) by saying that if [...]

Are you content?

I’ve been thinking contentment recently.  It seems like that is something that a lot of us are striving for, but seems to be missing in our lives.  Another word for contentment is being satisfied.  Are you satisfied with what you have?  Are you content? Looking at my life, I find that discontentment, or not being content, [...]

Your Internal Glasses

Dear Friend, The other day I was wearing my Guam sunglasses.  Now, these are some pretty special glasses.  I bought them at a gas station in Guam for $4, and they are the darkest sunglasses I have every found.  If I’m working outside with metal, or where there will be a lot of reflection, they [...]

Denying Christ

I think we’ve been pretty hard on Peter in the past.  You know, the way he denied Christ, just at the time when Christ needed him the most.  And he denied him only a few hours after Christ even told him he would deny him, which he vehemently denied he would ever, ever do.  A [...]

“What can I do for you?”

This morning I was reading about Elijah, that mighty prophet of Old Testament times.  God directed him to ask a young man named Elisha to work with him, and as the years passed Elisha learned a lot about the work of a prophet, and how to teach the people about God and His Word.  Finally, [...]

How to walk Humbly

I read a short story, and it’s made me think a lot about humility.  I’ve often wondered how to be humble.  Being humble is not something that is encouraged or praised in our society.  Most of the people who get recognition are pretty proud!  But many of us can probably think of one or two [...]

Leaves in Spring-Mark Ferrell

Dear Friend, It’s spring!!  All the trees are coming out around my house with their little leaves just bursting with life. Did you know the Bible says that Christians are like trees?  Take a look at the very first Psalm – Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or [...]