Do you live by the faith of others? Or do you contribute to Kingdom work with your own faith? I once had a young man ask me to buy him a car. When I protested that I didn’t have enough money to buy him a car, he said, “Where is your faith?” I responded to […]
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Paul said to you: “Be filled with the Spirit of God!” (Ephesians 5:18) Christianity offers the Spirit of God. The Spirit is not just power, like plugging in your mobile device. It is not mystical thoughts emanating from the great beyond that teaches one thing to you and something else to the person standing next
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To get life and understanding from the Spirit, follow the Spirit step by step! Galatians 5:25 (OGV) Let’s assume everyone is a leader. Yes, you! A leader has influence as an owner of a business, a manager at work, a small group leader, even a parent or grandparent. All of us have others that we influence
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Thank you for reading Interruptions. Interruptions has a new look. I used to write and send them from my personal e-mail account and now I’m using sophisticated “e-mail sending” technology! My wife designed a new header, and from the email posts you can now “reply” or “forward” to a friend or famous people. They are
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There will be a sudden event. A split-second decision will determine whether the moment quickly passes, or something really bad happens. Let’s define the time frame of a dangerous situation. It can be a car wreck, a house fire, a basement flood, a bicycle wreck, a lightning strike – all of which I have experienced.
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Think of your favorite “end times” chapter in the Bible. Most would say “Book of Revelation” though that is not a chapter (Revelation has 22 chapters). Some might go with Matthew 24 and I would say, “Good choice!”. I am always encouraged by Matthew 24:11: “The gospel will be preached to the entire earth and
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I’m not good at taking insults and criticism. One of my least favorite passages of scripture is when Jesus says in the Sermon on the Mount: “If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.” (Matthew 5:39) Are you good at turning the other cheek? Do you know anybody who
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To mask, or not to mask, that is the question: Whether it is nobler in mind to suffer The indignity of foggy glasses and rebreathing stale breath For the safety of others, Or to stand on the rights of expression, For the security of individuality. Shakespeare’s Hamlet (OGV – Old Guy’s Version) The greatest English
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I look forward to Monday morning. Monday morning sets the tone in my spiritual, emotional, and physical health for the rest of the week. If I get Monday morning right, I trend to do well the rest of the week. I look forward to Monday morning because I do the following “3” Power Boosts. I
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I will be on vacation for the next two weeks. Original Interruptions will restart on Monday, August 10. Thank you for sending me many encouraging e-mails. Today is #116. I think we will reach #1000! I thought that I would discontinue e-mails for the two weeks but then considered: “Re-runs of Seinfeld are popular and that show