Graduates: Prepare for Finals

Graduates: Prepare for Finals (Image: Student graduating in cap and gown)

Good students are usually confident. They are not afraid to take a challenging class or ask the teacher questions. They do all their homework, attend tutoring and study for every test. So when it’s time to graduate, good students are not worried—they have peace because they prepared for finals. Did…

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Do It with Love: Are you duty-driven or love-driven?

Whatever we do, we should do it with love. If there’s no love in it, whatever we’ve done is worthless. Spiritual gifts such as: the gift of tongues, prophesying about the future, faith do to miracles, the ability to give sacrificially, and even giving our lives for the gospel don’t…

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Stuck in a tough place? Obey. (Release Your Potential–Part 2)

Release Your Potential (Obey)

Christians have access to a hidden power source–the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit helps us become wonderful people doing inspiring things. However, there is one catch. We actually have to obey the Holy Spirit in order to experience God’s best. Don’t get upset. Obedience is not a bad word. I…

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Release Your Potential.

Do you often dream of doing great things, but your reality is far from great? The key to moving from ordinary to extraordinary is closer than you think. It’s actually deep inside of you. The person you want to become is dwelling in you now as a seed, and it’s…

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Why Delay?

We don’t hesitate when it’s time to do something for ourselves. When we’re hungry, we eat—sometimes at a nice restaurant. (There’s nothing like a good steak.) If we need clothes, we buy them. (Ever notice how there’s nothing in your closet to wear?) When we’re bored, we find something fun…

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Let God In.

God is always speaking–telling us what is right, what is wrong, and which way to go. But are we listening? You might say, “God doesn’t speak to me.” I assure you he does. God’s voice often comes as a thought or feeling to do this or that. For example: You…

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Embrace Your New Home–It’s Better!

Are we there yet? That’s what my kids, ages 9 and 6, wanted to know during the entire 9-hour drive to our new home. Finally, the glorious moment came…we got off the highway, drove into the charming city, and pulled into the blessed driveway. I could finally say, “YES, WE…

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Purge–Don’t Take that with You!

Relocating is exciting, but also stressful. I know. We just did it, again. You have to pack all your stuff, years and years of accumulation–knick-knacks, mementos, awards, pictures, things that will be useful one day… So you dig in and start sorting. You find things you forgot you had. You…

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Setting Priorities and Saying No.

It takes discipline and effort to live the ultimate life that God wants us to live. Our lives are really just a series of continuous moments that creates the overall experience we call life. We all have a set number of moments that have been given to us by God.…

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