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Hitting the Wall
I once heard a trainer say that the human body is not designed to run for 26 miles
continuously. But Marathon runners do just that! However, at about 20 miles
something serious happens – there is a sudden and severe loss of energy,
primarily due to the depletion of glycogen in the muscles. Runners call this
“hitting the wall.” Your body tells you that you cannot go on. It then becomes
very hard to stay motivated enough to continue to the finish line.
Something similar to that can happen to us spiritually. In fact the Bible records
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Trump
Domino and card games have been enjoyed for centuries, and among the most
strategic and engaging are trump games. Trump games are popular because they
give players the chance to control the game in their favor. A designated "trump"
suit has the power to overrule others, ensuring that whoever plays it gains a
decisive advantage. Usually, the highest card or domino in the suit wins the trick,
but the trump plays by its own rules. It interrupts normal play to change the
game to win the trick. The idea of having a trump can be exhilarating! Taking
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SHOULD I CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS?
David A. PadfieldChristmas is just around the corner and already we can see signs telling us to "Put Christ back into Christmas." People everywhere are saying Christmas is too commercialized and that we are overlooking the real meaning of Christmas. Some preachers are asking, "What are you going to give Christ on his birthday?" Most churches are organizing Christmas plays, cantatas and programs.
Since Christmas is recognized by most people as a religious Holy Day, it would be…
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WHO PUT CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS?
(Larry Ray Hafley)During December we are reminded to, “Keep Christ In Christmas.” Who, though, put him there in the first place?
Did God? We know “the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world” (1 Jn. 4:14). Jesus said that he neither acted or spoke of his own will, but that he said and did only those things authorized by his Father (Jn. 6:38; 12:49). Is the celebration of Jesus’ birth a thing…
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Things of “First Importance”
1 Corinthians 15:1-10
Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which
you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you
hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I
delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died
for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he
was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he
appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then… -
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Warning Against “That First Instinct”
The following is from the commencement address at The Citadel, given by
General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on May 6, 2006:
Check your moral compass frequently. I have seen it both in
combat and in peace. If you do not know who you are walking into
a situation, you may not like who you are when you're done. When
I was a lieutenant in Vietnam, I lost Lance Corporal Guido
Ferranaro from Bethpage, New York, a 19-year-old Marine, to a
sniper – the first Marine I’d ever lost in combat. I… -
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A Meal Shared
This time of year we gather around tables as family and friends and so it seems
natural to consider what is within a meal we share? At its very basic component
level is the sustenance to maintain our bodies need for caloric consumption and
supply energy to each of its organs for their purpose within the body. However,
despite its simplicity – it’s so much more.
Food represents love in its physical form. In the beginning of creation God could
have proposed that man only eat Manna. This bland flour would sustain man all
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