Growing up my Aunt would bring me to church on Saturday night. We would get ready to walk to church and then have dinner after. It was what we did every Saturday night for quite some time. If you asked me what I got out of it I could not say or remember. But, I...
Author: CCGC
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Peek-A-Boo
One of my favorite things about summer is our annual waterpark trip down to Wildwood with the Greens. If all goes well, God willing, this will be our third annual trip down there. As I look at the pictures as memories pop up, seeing how much the children have grown yearly reminds me of how...
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The Example of John the Baptist
When I was a younger, I loved the show Man vs Wild. In this survival show, famed outdoorsman Bear Grylls would be dropped in remote wildernesses all over the world and show you how to escape. He taught survival advice like where to go when in danger, how to build shelter anywhere in the world,...
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Let White Flags Fly
We come upon this holiday weekend of Independence Day while it seems most of the news shows a country in social turmoil. The “United” States seems more like the “Untied” States. But for the purpose of this e-votional I don’t want to center on the country or the Red, White and Blue flag we all...
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Pride and Potato Chips
Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41 NKJV Anyone who knows me today knows that I strive to stay away from junk food. There are several reasons for that, the most important being my desire not to enter back into addiction of...
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Servanthood
Servanthood takes on many different forms in each of our minds. The first thought I had of servanthood is a butler. The posh, elderly Englishman with a twinge of sarcasm, similar to someone like Alfred from Batman. Whenever I think of a butler, I’m inclined to think of my elementary school days asking random questions...
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The Father’s Strength
Over the last year or so, I have started to learn a lot more about my marriage. What I never really understood or valued as much as I do now is quality time together. There were times early in our marriage I would leave in the morning for school by 4:00 A.M to hit the...
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If I Had an Extra Hour, the Daylight Saving Tithe
Psalm 31:14-15 But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord; I say, You are my God. My times are in Your hand. So, what would you do if you had an extra hour today? We are approaching that one day of a year that many look at as if it was a day off when in fact it is...
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Family Feuds and Attitudes
“Now I will praise the Lord!” (Genesis 29:35) Back in the ‘70s, a TV game show aired featuring two families facing off in competition for a posh prize. The program (which still runs today) quickly gained popularity, promoting family ties and teamwork as contestants fought the adversary, not their own. Blood is the tie that binds family. But when love is not...
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Open Doors
Last week, the Saints Prison Ministry had another opportunity to travel to Florida and minister in prisons. This time, it was in the south eastern part of the state. We visited 6 different prisons and shared the Gospel of Jesus Christ to about 1,000 inmates. 56 men made a commitment to follow Jesus! It was...