Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox comes an abundant harvest. Proverbs 14:4 (NIV) I have a theory that most of the things we complain about really are things we should be thankful for. It’s all a matter of perspective. This scripture verse is a case […]
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On a cold January morning in 1527, in Zurich, Switzerland, a man by the name of Felix Manz was taken in a row boat to the middle of the river Lammat. He was made to squat down, his arms were stretched around his knees and his hands were tied. A stick was thrust above his
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Everybody wants a breakthrough because everybody has trials and difficulties in life. But you cannot schedule breakthroughs. They come on their own timetable. Suffering causes us to press in to God for them and invariably they come when we are most desperate for them. And when they come and the prison door opens of its
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Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. Proverbs 26:4-5 In follow up to the barking and biting dog posts I want to share some final thoughts for consideration in the
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Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. Proverbs 26:4-5 What should a person do when a barking dog following your caravan decides to attack and bite you? In my previous
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