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I am blessed to have a job with great fringe benefits. I earn sick pay and vacation pay ever 2 weeks and my sick pay is unlimited and has no cap. I have great health insurance that is very inexpensive. I have a pension plan and a deferred compensation plan. I get 14 paid holidays a year and my employer provides basic life insurance. For the most part I have every weekend off and only on a...

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The American flag flying upside down signifies dire distress or extreme danger, while flying at half staff indicates mourning or remembrance. Communicating with flags, particularly in a maritime setting, involves using a system of visual signals, where flags represent letters, numbers, or specific messages, allowing ships to communicate at a distance. The white flag is an internationally ...

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Have you ever thought that God is not hearing your prayers, maybe God is hard of hearing or deaf even? I know there have been times that I have prayed for something so hard, so fervently and not received the answer to the prayer that I am seeking, that I have begun to think maybe God wasn't hearing me. I think the answer to my question is actually quite obvious. The answer is that I ...

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I must admit I have been blessed with a great father. When I was a child he knew when to be stern and when to be kind and loving. My father has always loved me even when I was a rebellious teen and was very difficult to love! Some people carry childhood emotional baggage that skews their perceptions about the goodness of God. These individuals often come from an abusive background, so the...

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Is it a sin when someone knows the right thing to do and doesn’t do it? This very scenario goes all the way back to the beginning of time. God gives Adam some instructions on what he can and can't do in the Garden of Eden It's pretty basic, and very generous.

 Gen. 2:16-17 ESV And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the t...

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Everywhere I go from the smallest community - to the big city, I see storage rental units. What does it say about society when we do not have enough room in our homes to store all our stuff, so we fill up rental storage units. Our possessions wield a remarkable power over us. They give us a false sense of security and an inflated sense of worth. They promise freedom yet they only enslave ...

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Many of us have a hobby that we love. Some of us love to golf, some go hunting, others love car racing and some love gardening. No matter what hobby you are passionate about there is only one way to get better at it, practice! I have recently become interested in shooting hand guns. Unless you spend a lot of money on a custom gun the average gun is made to fit the average person. If you h...

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Not everyone that professes being a Christian actually follows Jesus Christ or has a saving knowledge. They may know some facts from the bible but they don't understand the truth of the word of God. They can probably even quote from memory several of the most recognizable bible verses. What does it mean to be a Christian? Does being a kind loving person make you a Christian? What abo...

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I came home from work the other day on my way feed the chickens and pick up eggs I noticed smoke was rising up out of the door on the chicken coop. When I opened the door the entire building was filled with smoke, but there was very little flames. I quickly flipped the breaker box switch and turned off the electricity. I began kicking out the straw on the floor, but within a few seconds t...

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I was a single parent for about 4 years. While that in itself is a difficult task, I was a single father doing my best to raise 3 little girls. One day I decided that life was just a bit to busy, hectic and just plain messy, so I was going to give myself a break from preparing a meal for my children. I loaded up the girls in the car and we went to Subway for dinner. My older 2 girls Saman...

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Most everyone would agree that if someone commits a crime the punishment should not exceed the damage done to the victim by the crime, at least until they become the victim, then all holds are removed and no amount of punishment is to much. If you do a quick internet search on the term an eye for an eye it will tell you that the phrase was first stated by Cicero in106 BC as he spoke about...

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Most Americans say the Earth is getting warmer. According to the Pew research center 53% of Americans say global warming is mostly because of human activity, such as burning fossil fuels. Most also view global climate change as serious problem. When it comes to what Americans most often pray for, the environment ranks lower than other topics. Those who pray regularly are more likely to pr...

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My wife and I frequently have disagreements. Not argument or fights, but just disagreements about who is right. I often tell her, “I thought I made a mistake once, but I was mistaken.” Joyce usually responds by saying, your not always right Jeff! My attitude at work is, it is only a mistake if someone else knows about it. If I can fix my mistake before someone else is aware, well than it ...

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When I was drag racing I was always looking for something that would get the results I was searching for. And the results I was looking for was going faster and winning races. One year I put together a plan in my mind to go big or go home. My wife didn't understand my plan at all. I began by trading an all steel,full frame race car, that had a beautiful blue job for an all fiberglass...

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Many Christians believe that the most important part of our devotion to God takes place from the chin up. We focus on gaining more head knowledge. We study scripture. We pray. We attend Sunday school. While knowledge of the scriptures is very important for spiritual growth, physical health is also important, because it allows you to better serve God and live a fulfilling life. How much do...

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New year resolutions come around like clockwork. Every year, folks decide they are going to make big changes in their life. Some common resolutions are: to eat healthier, lose weight, exercise more or to finally tackle that mess in the garage. Despite our best intentions, most of us will give up on our new year's resolutions after only 17 to 18 days into the new year, according to a ...

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When I was growing up it was just a given fact that on Sunday morning we would be attending Sunday School and Church. The same is true for my Father and his family. My grandparents and my fathers and his 7 siblings went to great efforts to be in church on Sunday morning. When my father was a boy the road to his home was dirt and sometimes it was very difficult to travel, but that did not ...

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You've probably been there. Maybe it's a prayer group, and you are a very small group to begin with. It's time to start and several members of your group are still missing, so you go ahead and start the meeting, perhaps saying that Christ has promised if even where only two or three are gathered together, He will be with you. 

Matthew 18:20 ESV For where two or three are gat...