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Category Archives: Truth
Blessed Are Those That Are Persecuted
Mathew 5:10 From the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, comes the most affirming words for the LGBT community and for anyone who is subject to persecution and discrimination for being true, honest, sincere, and “doing what is right”. King … Continue reading
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Thoughts of the Day, June 24th, 2019
You cannot claim to love thy neighbor if you are targeting hate at migrants and immigrants and separating children from parents–regardless of their legal status or lack of documentation. You cannot claim to be human if you are not treating … Continue reading
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Romans 12:9-21 “How To Be Humane”
Romans 12:9-21 NKJV “Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; no lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, … Continue reading
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Proverbs on Integrity
Proverbs 11:3 “The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.” Proverbs 10:9 “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.” Reflections: Honesty is always the best … Continue reading
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Psalm 37 – “He Will Not Forsake His Saints”
Psalm 37:1-9 – ESV “Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land … Continue reading
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Thoughts of the Day: July 18th, 2018
I think Christians have to be honest with themselves. I think they need to realize that God is bigger than the Bible and there is more to God than all that is contained in the Bible. I think the Bible … Continue reading
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John 8:15-16
“You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one. But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.” Reflection: Jesus says it pretty clearly in the … Continue reading
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John 7:18
“Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory, but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him.” NIV Reflection: Whenever I am faced … Continue reading
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Psalm 18:2 “The Lord is My Fortress”
Psalm 18:2 “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” Reflection: For the last four years, since August 1st, 2014, I had … Continue reading