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A $2 million mistake
John D. Rockefeller built the great Standard Oil empire. Not surprisingly, Rockefeller was a man who demanded high performance from his executives. One day, one of those executives made a $2 million mistake. Word of the man’s enormous error quickly spread throughout the executive offices, and the other men began to make themselves scarce, not
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Telling the Story: Following the guide
“They just put a deer head in the back of the car.” Not a usual text to my kids. Still, it was true. I could see antlers sticking out of the bag. My beloved had killed his first deer (an eight-point) and was having it processed. The body was at the butcher being prepped to
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Pursuing the Peace of God Part 2
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27 Continual peace of heart and mind is God’s intention for His children. There has never been a day that He has desired
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Forgiveness written in stone
“Stephen Felker, How Often Should I Forgive?” is a story told of two friends who were walking through the desert. At some point in the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand, “Today
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Telling the Story: Not here for all that
Five-year-old Ryleigh and her older sister, Maddie, came to the office last week to have their teeth cleaned. When it was their turn, we called their names and they skipped back in festive Halloween attire. Ryleigh was decked out in a purple and black dress with bats on the skirt. Her ankle boots set off
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Pursuing the Peace of God
“What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.” Psalm 34:12-14 Here in Psalm 34, we read an idea that’s echoed in I Peter 3, that
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Maranatha
1 Corinthians 16:22: “If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.” Revelation 22:20: “He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” The word “maranatha” is a Syriac expression that means: “our Lord comes.” It was used as a greeting in the
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Telling the Story: He’s been faithful
There’s a picture hanging in the parsonage that wouldn’t mean anything to you. It’s not fancy, not a Monet, a Picasso, or even a Russell May. In it, a woman stands at a flower cart. A horse-drawn carriage travels a dirt path in the background behind her. The peach colors and muted hues hint that
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Walking Worthy Part 3
“For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work,
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What is a Christian?
I read an article in the newspaper a couple of weeks ago that had one of the leading apologists for the Mormon faith defending their position that Mormons are Christians. She gave two main reasons. First of all, Mormons read the stories of Jesus from the Bible and follow His teachings. And secondly, they believe
