Be Challenged
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What If I Take the Log Out of My Eye?
Conduct an experiment. Gently correct a friend or family member about a lifestyle decision. Then wait for it. You’re likely to get one of three responses. Judge not lest ye be judged. He who is without sin cast the first… Continue reading
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Who You Say I Am – Who’s Being Worshipped?
I love the song, “Who You Say I Am” by Hillsong Worship. I’ve listened to it countless times on my own and sang it oodles of times at church. I have it on a playlist right now. But I ask… Continue reading
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Scripture Out of Context Part 1
We Christians think it’s pretty cute to put our favorite Bible verses on coffee mugs, t-shirts and wall art and then claim them as promises from God, all the while ignoring what comes before and after. Context is important. For… Continue reading
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Every Knee and Every Tongue
This verse is one of the boldest, most glorious, yet saddest truths in the Bible. EVERY knee will bow and every tongue will confess Jesus as Lord and Savior. However, for many it’ll be too late and involuntary, done with… Continue reading
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We’re Sinful at Conception?
David says in Psalm 51:10, “Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.” Sinful at the point of conception? When we’re just the size of a small seed still inside our mothers’… Continue reading
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Are You Really Crucified With Christ?
“It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.” Galatians 2:20 This is a pretty verse. Popular amongst us Christians. We have it on our shirts, our coffee mugs, our walls, but is it true? Oh,… Continue reading
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Walks With Toby
I’m blessed. My daily commute to work is 23.4 seconds down a flight of stairs and I can do it in my pajamas. So there are several days a week I don’t have to leave my house. A stricter interpretation… Continue reading
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Where Is the Power?
Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 2:4 that his speech and message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power… I ask you, where do we see demonstrations of the Holy Spirit’s… Continue reading
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Work Is Good
We often associate work with other 4 letter words, not good. But something caught my eye in the Bible this morning that I’ve never noticed. “The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to… Continue reading
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The Rock
Will and I were digging a trench today to fix a drainage problem and we hit a rock. A big rock. We think it’s the one that the house is built on. We tried for about an hour to dig… Continue reading
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Running Away
I’ve tried running from it all week, but it keeps catching up to me, pokes me in the arm and says, “And?” I’m referring to 1 Samuel 5:1-4. The Philistines captured the Ark from Israel and set it up beside… Continue reading
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Holy, Holy, Holy
Multiple times in Leviticus God commands us to be holy. “Be holy, for I am holy” is repeated over and over. Why does God repeat Himself? To get our attention maybe? Then in the New Testament Peter said in 1… Continue reading
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Judgment Day
“For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written: “ As I live, says the LORD, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.” So then each of us… Continue reading
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Awestruck
In Acts 16 we find Paul and Silas falsely accused, beaten and throw into prison with their feet locked in chains. You would think they were on the FBI’s top 10 list. But they were much more dangerous than that.… Continue reading
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Decisions
Decisions. You just made a decision to read this blog post. Thank you. I don’t take it for granted. It’s one of thousands of decisions that you made today. You woke up. Well that was God’s decision, but you chose… Continue reading
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Staying On Course
Driving to Waxhaw without GPS on can be an adventure for me and anyone riding with me. I’m a bit geographically challenged. Any time I’m on a trip that involves long stretches on the same road, even if I’ve traveled… Continue reading
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The Light of the World
We attended our church’s candlelight Christmas service tonight and as I held and stared at the flame, a couple of thoughts came to mind. First was about the attributes of light. Light illuminates. Hence the name. Light. Like the fruit… Continue reading
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I Told You So
I have a problem with people saying, “I told you so”. Yes, I’ve said it a gazillion times and each time I play it back in my mind I cringe. Do I think I’m perfect and know everything? Am I… Continue reading
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Keep At It
On Friday morning after Thanksgiving, still hurting and bulging from the holiday binge eating, I asked Google to find me an exercise program. Google led me to The Fit Father Project, “fitness for fathers”. The Fit Father Project gives a… Continue reading
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Only If
Only if: My kicker hadn’t missed the extra point attempt. Jimmy Graham had at least one point instead of -.10. Brandin Cooks had stayed in bounds. Brady hadn’t thrown an interception. The Patriots hadn’t of scored so quickly giving the… Continue reading
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Lessons Learned While Searching for Seashells
Sandra warned the kids yesterday on my 50th birthday. We were all packed in the car headed down to the beach when I started rattling on about something. “Dad is probably going to be pretty philosophical over the next couple… Continue reading
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No Traffic On the Extra Mile
That’s what Gina, my massage therapist, told me. I was complimenting her on her diligent attention to detail. For example, In a recent session, I mentioned how I love the group, Mandolin Orange and particularly their album, This Side of… Continue reading
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He Will Thank Me Later
He really will. My son, Will, cut our front yard yesterday for the first time. It’s a big deal. I’m very particular about the front yard. The 3/4 acre in back, not so much. So when he came inside after… Continue reading
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I Can Have This Bad Experience Anywhere
So, trying to be a good husband today by getting Sandra’s car serviced. I realized that Saturday is not a great day to be a good husband. The first place I stopped asked if I set an appointment online. I… Continue reading
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Hit the Mute Button
Golfing is a life skill. You can use it your whole life in personal and business pursuits. I imagine that politicians and business leaders cut more deals in a golf cart than in an office. Unfortunately, it’s a skill I… Continue reading
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Take Possession
Deuteronomy is repetitive with God’s promises to the wilderness wandering Israelites. If they would obey His commands then He would make them strong so that they can go and take possession of the land He promised them. Land flowing with… Continue reading
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The Enemy Within
In the book of Numbers chapters 24 and 25 there’s a poignant story of a pagan king named Balak who saw the Israelites approaching his land and he was concerned. Balak hired Balaam, a diviner to have a chat with… Continue reading
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Talking To God
Do you pray? The Bible says we’re to pray without ceasing. This implies that we should be talking to God all of the time, all day and not just with eyes closed early in the morning. After all, God is… Continue reading
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God’s Welfare Plan
God’s ways are always the best ways. Leviticus 19:9-10 says, 9 “When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. 10… Continue reading
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Intangibles
There are life tangibles. Set in stone. Your height, your intelligence, your mama and dad, these are things you can’t change. But then there are the intangibles. You may be taller than me, but that doesn’t mean your heart is… Continue reading
Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady 