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Mitzvah

“Mitzvah” is a Hebrew word which means “commandment,” and is used by God countless times in the Old Testament to speak of His laws and commands for the Israelites.  But over the years in Jewish culture that same word also more »

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Not the Right Shape

A few years ago Yahoo news reported: “Leading astronomers declared (today) that Pluto is no longer a planet under historic new guidelines that downsize the solar system from nine planets to eight….For now, membership will be restricted to the eight more »

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Devotion – Hug the Hardest

When Maddie was maybe 1 ½ , she was playing upstairs when she appeared to come down with a sudden, terrible cold.  She was coughing like she had pneumonia.  Her eyes were all watery.  Her nose was running like a more »

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Devotion: Throwing Away Money

Recently, the News reported that “A drunken man withdrew more than $16,700 from his bank account and then started handing out the money to passers-by in a western German town Tuesday, police said. Police in Darmstadt said they were alerted more »

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Devotion – Real Humility

C.S. Lewis said that humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. That’s a beautiful description. There are too many Christians who think that they are humble simply because they bad-mouth themselves: “I’m ugly; I’m more »

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Devotion: Love in Action

Not too long ago, MSN posted an article entitled, “The new rule for romance,” by Jennifer Derryberry Mann.  It starts this way:  “What is the essence of a successful, spiritual union? After more than 25 years counseling singles and couples more »

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