The Boldness of a Child of God

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. It’s clear throughout the Bible that as children of God we are also His ambassadors (2 Corinthians 5:20) and we are commissioned to share the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to proclaim the truths of the...

Who is Sweet Jacob?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Sweet Jacob!  It sounds like a spring flower, like “Sweet William” — but it’s not.  Perhaps you have a kind and honest friend whose name is Jacob and this name fits him well, but “sweet” is not an...

Iwo Jima, Moses and US

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.  By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus   February 19, 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Iwo Jima—one of the bloodiest battles during World War II. The battle began on February 19...

Confident Faith to FEAR NOT

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus We all fear.  It’s an emotion that grabs and grips us with a hold that is strong and controlling.  Fear rises up in us when we find ourselves in dangerous situations, when we...

Is the Monkey at Your Gate?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus [Note: the monkey at your gate will make sense when you finish reading.] As Christians we are all familiar with the saying, “we live in the world but we are not of the...

Are you keeping a scorecard?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Daily we evaluate our lives, reviewing what we’ve thought, said and done.  We consider the good things and the bad…and we should!  It’s absolutely necessary to reflect upon our thoughts, words and actions so...