God – The Great Divider___________________Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division.Luke 12:51 NIV___________________ Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? […]

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Grace To Persevere Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 5:20,21 KJV__________________ Now unto him that is able to keep you […]

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Feast of St. Joseph the worker TOUGH ACT FOR CONRAD “A prophet is respected everywhere except in his hometown and by his own family.” – Matthew 13:57 My friend Conrad (not his real name) recently became a lay minister. Now 52, he and his wife, Emily, have three teenage kids. Ten years before he became […]

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MASTERAL PROGRAM “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now…” – John 16:12 I just finished a two-year masteral program that is a zillion miles unrelated to my being a dentist. Naturally, it was very difficult for me to absorb the new concepts which my mind was not accustomed to. […]

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Meditation The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom Why are the nations in an uproarAnd the peoples devising a vain thing?The kings of the earth take their standAnd the rulers take counsel togetherAgainst the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us tear their fetters apartAnd cast away their cords from us!”He who [b]sits in the heavens […]

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The wolf will live with the lamb,the leopard will lie down with the goat,the calf and the lion and the yearling together;and a little child will lead them. Isaiah 11:6 NIV___________________ And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of heaven, and […]

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GRIEF AND GRACE “…grief has filled your hearts.” – John 16:6 My friend’s text message said: “Please help me accept this. We are not ready. I do not understand why this has to happen.” Her mom was diagnosed with stage two cancer. Grief is a difficult emotion. It could be debilitating. We have experienced sorrow […]

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KEEPING HIS COMMANDMENTS “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” – John14:15 I found out that a close relative I trusted bad-mouthed me, stole from me and did the same to other members of our family. As my wife and I dug further, we discovered more bad stories about this person. Every time […]

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Feast of St. Mark, Evangelist BECAUSE OF LOVE And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another. – 1 Peter 5:5 “No, I can’t take it sitting down.” “I have to fight and let him know he’s wrong.” This is my reaction whenever I feel that something wrong was done […]

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JUST PERFECT When anyone does obey what he has said, God’s love comes to perfection in him. – 2 John.: 5 I once heard a man give a testimony on the virtues of faithfulness and humility. He went on to share many instances in his life where he exhibited the virtue of faithfulness. Based on […]

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