June 18th, 2014 
The Bible warns that false teachers are among you. They’re not hiding out somewhere—they’re in your midst. Not everyone that claims Jesus as their God of choice is indeed Christian. False teachers abound, some with best-selling books, a large viewing audience, and/or convention-sized auditoriums.
False teachers and true teachers of the Word have equal access to the media and use the same channels to get their messages out: worship services, TV programming, …
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June 16th, 2014 
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will” Romans 12:2.
Transformed thinking comes from renewing your mind with Scripture. Continually letting God’s Word replace worldly perceptions with His unchanging truth, will transform your mind to be more like His.
As God renews …
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June 13th, 2014 
About a year ago while at a Christian bookstore, I was browsing for a good read. You see, I’m not much of a reader. I’m an RN and a Jesus follower so if it’s not something I have to read to be a better nurse or my Bible, I’m not much interested. On a bargain table was “One Thousand Gifts,” by Ann Voscamp. I bought it, couldn’t put it down once I started …
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June 11th, 2014 
“I wish I had your discipline.”
Over the years I’ve heard that comment more times than I can count. Sometimes it comes after a speaking engagement, voiced by someone in my audience. Sometimes it comes from friends and acquaintances. I never seemed to have the right words to respond. I would usually shrug my shoulders, shake my head and sigh at their predicament.
One evening in 2009 I took a different …
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June 6th, 2014 
As January 2014 approached, I broke my own rule. The rule about how I do not make New Year’s resolutions. I decided that THIS year, I would make one—just one—and that would be a resolution to draw closer to Jesus through memorizing His Word.
I still wasn’t sure how I was going to do it, but picked out a verse to be my first project—Isaiah 26:3, which reads “You will keep him in …
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