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It is important to God… You… and Others.

Connecting is important to God… you… and others.  Paul helps us understand by using the idea of a body. 1 Cor. 12:27  “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it”. That helps us make sense of how important connecting to God and others really is.  As part of the body, you shouldn’t be emotionally cut off… or amputated from the body.  You will lose your blood supply if you are amputated and...

Don’t just read it… Meditate on it… Memorize it.

Don’t just read it… Meditate on it… Memorize it. Meditation is focusing intently on one passage of scripture, one verse throughout the week. Bringing God’s word into your memory is a powerful tool God uses to transform your thinking into His thinking and a powerful weapon against temptations of the evil one. Psalms 1:1-4 (NLT) Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But...

Everyone Wants A Hit

Habits… we all have habits.  Some of us have habits regarding our habits.   It all started off as a gift from God, our creator.  The brain’s ability to develop habits to handle things we do over and over again made our work easier and more enjoyable. But that did not last long.  It lasted, precisely, from creation in Genisis one to the point Adam and Eve committed the first sin in Genisis three.  At that exact moment sin not only...