tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53844342115152890492023-11-16T06:53:50.311-08:00Spinal Cord Injury...Is This Going To Hurt?Spinal Cord InjuryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063242845981467670noreply@blogger.comBlogger211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384434211515289049.post-17677607712247509102017-04-06T17:30:00.002-07:002017-04-06T17:30:23.728-07:00DennisThis is Cheri ( Dennis's wife) It is with a breaking heart that I have to inform you of Dennis's passing. He died April 2nd and we had his celebration of life today, April 6th. He was the best man and we will all miss him. I hope he touched your life in some way and just know that he is in heaven having a great time running and visiting with many that went before him. His love for Jesus is what is going to keep me going and I long for the day the Jesus will come again. He made me a better person and I am so glad that God honored me with the gift of being his wife. Thank you all for visiting this site and being a part of his life. Much love, CheriAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063242845981467670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384434211515289049.post-71439397528547084432016-12-24T14:09:00.000-08:002016-12-24T14:09:12.662-08:00Simeon and Anna<span style="font-size: large;"><strong> </strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>One day the kids in Ms. Evans science class was disagreeing with her. <br />Ms. Evans was talking about evolution. Ms. Evans was and atheist so she didn't believe in God. <br />Then Johnny raised his hand and said, "But I thought God created mankind?" <br />Ms. Evans then replied, "Well can you see God?" <br />"No." <br />"Hear God?" <br />"No." <br />"Feel God?" <br />"No." This went on for quite a while. <br />"Well then God doesn't exist." <br />Then Johnny whispered back to his friend Jimmy, "Can you see Ms. Evan's brain. </strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>No, so it must not exist."</strong></span><br />
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eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name
the angel had given him before he had been conceived. <o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></span><br />
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the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been
completed, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
[23] (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male is to
be consecrated to the Lord"), [24] and to offer a sacrifice in keeping
with what is said in the Law of the Lord: "a pair of doves or two young
pigeons."</strong></span></span><br />
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called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation
of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. [26] It had been revealed to him
by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
[27] Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents
brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,
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[30] For my eyes have seen your salvation, <br />
[31] which you have prepared in the sight of all people, <br />
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marveled at what was said about him. [34] Then Simeon blessed them and said to
Mary, his mother: "This child is destined to cause the falling and rising
of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, [35] so that
the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong> She was very old; she had lived
with her husband seven years after her marriage, [37] and then was a widow
until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and
day, fasting and praying. [38] Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave
thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the
redemption of Jerusalem. </strong></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Much Love, Dennis <o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063242845981467670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384434211515289049.post-66065772078024784702016-12-15T16:09:00.002-08:002016-12-15T16:09:53.095-08:00Suicide <span style="font-size: large;">A blonde and a redhead have a ranch. They have just lost their bull.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The women need to buy another, but only have $500. The redhead </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">tells the blonde, "I will go to the market and see if I can find one for under that amount. If I can, I will send you a telegram." She goes to the market and finds one for $499. </span><br />
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Having only one dollar left, she goes to the telegraph office and finds out that it costs one dollar per word. She is stumped on how to tell the blonde to bring the truck and trailer. Finally, she tells the telegraph operator to send the word "comfortable." Skeptical, the operator asks, "How will she know to come with the trailer from just that word?" The redhead replies, "She's a blonde</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are many other factors, but I think most will have ties to the reasons listed above.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I understand that mental issues are on display, but It still frustrates me. Why do some choose to take other lives first. I would like to convince them to limit their destruction to themselves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> These are all connected in that Satan has convinced them I don't have an answer to this problem, I wish I did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lord God, help me to reach out and boldly offer your word whenever and to whomever needs to hear it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Much love, Dennis </span><br />
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It was just before Christmas and the magistrate was in a happy mood. He asked the prisoner who was in the dock, 'What are you charged with?' <br />
The prisoner replied, 'Doing my Christmas shopping too early.' <br />
'That's no crime', said the magistrate. 'Just how early were you doing this shopping?' <br />
'Before the shop opened', answered the prisoner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Christmas decorations are already up at the Boyer household on 13<sup>th</sup> street. Every year my wife starts changing our décor a few days earlier. It won’t be long until we are having 365 days of Christmas</span>. I'm not sure that would be a bad thing. If we are to have Jesus and the rebirth that we claim, 365 should be the norm. We should be identified by the decorations of our heart worn as external decorations for everyone to see.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">happy birthday Jesus, every day.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Much love, Dennis</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063242845981467670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384434211515289049.post-60545944232343806212016-10-17T13:34:00.002-07:002016-10-18T10:22:19.860-07:00The Favor of God: revised <span style="font-size: large;">I cannot hold my joy and thankfulness any longer. Cheri and I have been basking in God's favor and blessings recently. A longtime friend (who recently lost his primary job) called to let us know that he was having a couple of cows butchered and one was for us. "Praise The Lord" </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was given the OK to order a new power chair. What I needed and what Medicare deemed necessary were miles apart. The minor differences were many dollars apart. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My best friend (Max), stopped by Sunday afternoon to deliver an envelope with the amount of money needed to satisfy Medicare. He said that several of my friends, (Who wanted to remain anonymous) found out about the monetary deficit and went together to make it disappear. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank You Jesus! Thank You Jesus! <strong>Thank You Jesus</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I rarely ask for others to pray for me. Today I'm asking for strength in my lungs. My public speaking voice is really bad. It doesn't show in written form, like this, but publicly I'm only able to squeeze out 1 or 2 words at a time. I know that God has plans for me. I don't believe that spreading the Gospel 2 words at a time is what He desires for me. So, thanks in advance for your prayers.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><b>Hope Is Faith Waiting for Tomorrow</b></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;">by John Ortberg from</span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;"> </span></span><em style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://links.zondervancorporation.mkt4728.com/ctt?kn%3D1%26ms%3DNTIzNjcyOTIS1%26r%3DMTg4ODc3NjE0MTQ1S0%26b%3D0%26j%3DMTAwMzkwNDYyMQS2%26mt%3D1%26rt%3D0&source=gmail&ust=1474739008686000&usg=AFQjCNE8Zjz-adr13BMEDP7jqM_tbVaqUQ" href="http://links.zondervancorporation.mkt4728.com/ctt?kn=1&ms=NTIzNjcyOTIS1&r=MTg4ODc3NjE0MTQ1S0&b=0&j=MTAwMzkwNDYyMQS2&mt=1&rt=0" name="m_-1023627226877136774_booktitle_3" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Know Doubt</span></a></em><br />
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</em></strong><i> <span style="font-size: large;">Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for those desires exists.</span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> — C. S. Lewis</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all are hopers. We are creatures who cannot stop wishing. We are four-leaf-clover collectors. We wish on the evening star. We tell stories about genies coming out of a bottle to grant three wishes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After a turkey dinner, my cousin Danny and I used to grab the ends of the wishbone from the turkey and break it in the belief that whoever got the longer piece would get his wish. Where that came from I have no idea. The bone didn’t do the turkey much good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We teach our children to make a wish before blowing out the candle. When my children were small, they loved the movie Pinocchio; especially they loved a plucky, chirpy, irrepressible character named Jiminy Cricket. If you go to the Magic Kingdom at Disneyland, the "happiest place on earth," you can still hear him sing, "When you wish upon a star... "</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all hope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is even an anonymous online wish list where people by the thousands record what they’re hoping for — some of the entries are funny, some are scary, and some are heartrending. "I wish to be rich in the immediate future." "I wish to be very happy because every aspect of my life is going fantastically well forever." "I wish my wife would die." "I wish it wasn’t pancreatic." Many of the wishes are followed by the word please. We just can’t help ourselves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">George MacDonald has said, "Anything large enough for a wish to light upon, is large enough to hang a prayer upon."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all hope, but hope comes in two flavors: hoping <i>for something </i>and hoping <i>in someone</i>. Now, when we are hoping for something, we are hoping for a particular outcome. "I hope I get that job. I hope I get that house. I hope I get that girl. I hope I get that girl and she gets that job and we get that house." Sometimes the thing we hope for is life or death: "I hope this depression lifts." "I hope it’s not cancer." But one day it will be. If not cancer, it will be something else.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One day — and this is the truth — every <i>thing</i> we hope for will eventually disappoint us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every circumstance, every situation that we hope for is going to wear out, give out, fall apart, melt down, go away. When that happens, the question then is about your deeper hope, your foundational hope, your fallback hope when all your other hopes are disappointed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The difference between hoping and wishing, says writer William Sessions, is the presence of strong desire. In the movie <i>The Shawshank Redemption</i>, the two central characters, played by Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, have a running argument about hope. Morgan Freeman has learned to manage disappointment by giving up hope. "Hope is a dangerous thing," he says. "Hope can break your heart." To Tim Robbins, though, to quit hoping is to start dying. And the final line of the movie, as Morgan Freeman has left prison and headed for the blue waters of Mexico and the reunion with his great good friend, is "I hope..."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hoping can break your heart. That is why we carry one big hope, the secret hope you don’t even dare to breathe: that when you have lost the something you were hoping for, and it might have been really, really big, there is a Someone you can put your hope in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The whole testimony of the Scriptures points to this one Man, points to a God, not because He will be able to give us this thing or that thing we were hoping for — because that’s always going to give out eventually — but because He is the one we can put our hope in. And without hope, as Pope John Paul II once said, there is no faith.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hope is faith waiting for tomorrow.</b> Faith requires belief, and believing is what we do with our minds. Faith requires commitment, and committing is what we do with our wills. But faith must also have hope, and hoping is what we do in our hearts.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Much love, Dennis</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Two men died and went to Heaven. St. Peter greeted them, and said "I'm sorry, gentlemen, but your mansions aren't ready yet. Until they are, I can send you back to Earth as whatever you want to be." <br /><br /> "Great!" said the first guy, "I want to be an eagle soaring above beautiful scenery!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /> "No problem," replied St. Peter, and POOF! The guy was gone. "And what do you want to be," St. Peter asked the other guy. <br /><br /> "I'd like to be one cool stud!" was the reply. <br /><br /> "Easy," replied St. Peter, and the other guy was gone. <br /><br /> After a few months, their mansions were finished, and St. Peter sent an angel to fetch them back. "You'll find them easily," he says, "One of them is soaring above the Grand Canyon, and the other</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jesus said, <b>"Everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven"</b> (Matthew 10:32–33).<b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It baffles me how any of the Jewish people were able to embrace God's Grace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">This is a review of a book written by Lysa TerKeurst. Her new book, </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Uninvited</em>, deals with rejection. It is brutally honest, yet there are sprinkles of humor and wit</span><em>.</em></span><br />
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</i>The enemy wants us to feel rejected . . . left out, lonely, and less than. When we allow him to speak lies through our rejection, he pickpockets our purpose. Cripples our courage. Dismantles our dreams. And blinds us to the beauty of Christ’s powerful love.<br />
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In <i>Uninvited</i>, Lysa shares her own deeply personal experiences with rejection—from the incredibly painful childhood abandonment by her father to the perceived judgment of the perfectly toned woman one elliptical over.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With biblical depth, gut-honest vulnerability, and refreshing wit, Lysa helps you:Release the desire to fall apart or control the actions of others by embracing God-honoring ways to process your hurt.<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"></span><span style="color: grey;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: grey;">Overcome the two core fears that feed our insecurities by understanding the secret of belonging</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"></span><span style="color: grey;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: grey;">Stop feeling left out and start believing that "set apart" does not mean "set aside."</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: grey;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">End the cycle of perceived rejection by refusing to turn a small incident into a full blown issue.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;">Through the pages of Uninvited, you will be taken on a journey of finding the acceptance and love you’ve always longed for and start to pick up the pieces that maybe you’ve been trying to put back together for years. You’ll laugh, cry, and best of all discover that with Jesus you are safe, forever accepted, forever held, completely loved, and always invited in.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">BUTT PRINTS IN THE SAND</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Otherwise known as the sequel to “Footprints in the sand.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One night I had a wondrous dream,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">One set of footprints there was seen,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The footprints of my precious Lord,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But mine were not along the shore.<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But then some stranger prints appeared,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And I asked the Lord, "What have we here?"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Those prints are large and round and neat,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">“But Lord, they are too big for feet.”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">“My child,” He said in somber tones,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">“For miles I carried you alone.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I challenged you to walk in faith,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But you refused and made me wait.”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">“You disobeyed, you would not grow,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The walk of faith, you would not know,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So I got tired, I got fed up’</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And there I dropped you on your butt.”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">“Because in life, there comes a time,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When one must fight, and one must climb,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When one must rise and take a stand,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Or leave their butt prints in the sand.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">I've not posted in a while. It is more of lack of dedication and abundance of laziness. I'm still battling pressure sores. They have caused me to be limited on my time spent out of bed. About 6 hours daily. However the one thing that I want to avoid is "pity parties". It's getting easier to drive right through the middle of the valley and not to be worried about anything. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Because of my set up that God has provided I can watch my TV with surround sound while I am in bed. My wife & mother-in-law have been recording movies for me to watch in the late afternoons. There are all kinds of movies available through DirecTV, but I find myself watching old John Wayne and Clint Eastwood movies. The content is very PG with the exception of a few choice words. It seems like too many current movies have a dark overtone with plenty of sexual scenes. All the things that I used to find interesting are now the things that bother me. Don't get me wrong, I'm not speaking from the values of my 20-year-old self. I am now 58 and born-again. I have the Holy Spirit telling me that those "things" are not the kind of "things" that I should be doing. Thank you Jesus for sending the Holy Spirit to guide and direct me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Much love, Dennis</span></span><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>12 LESSONS OF LIFE</b><br />
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good. <br />
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. <br />
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone..... <br />
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch <br />
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.</span><br />
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7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it. <br />
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck. <br />
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present. <br />
12. Its OK to let your children see you cry. <br />
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about. <br />
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it. <br />
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks. <br />
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.</span><br />
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17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful. <br />
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger. <br />
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else. <br />
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer. <br />
21. Burn the candles,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special. <br />
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow. <br />
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple. <br />
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you. <br />
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words, ‘In five years, will this matter?' <br />
27. Always choose life. <br />
28. Forgive everyone everything. <br />
29. What other people think of you is none of your business. <br />
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. <br />
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. <br />
33. Believe in miracles. <br />
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do. <br />
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now. <br />
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young. <br />
37. Your children get only one childhood. <br />
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved. <br />
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere. <br />
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back. <br />
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. <br />
42. The best is yet to come. <br />
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. <br />
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A teacher asked the children in her Sunday School class, "If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would I get into heaven?"<br /><br />"NO!" the children all answered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"></span><span style="font-size: large;"><em>For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.</em> — Ephesians 2:8</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.</i> — Matthew 11:28 NASB</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Biblical grace is God's unmerited favor. God doing good for us what we don't deserve. In the Bible, grace and mercy are like two heads of the same coin. Mercy is God withholding judgment or evil that I deserve; grace is God giving me blessing or good that I don't deserve. Because of God's mercy, I do not receive the judgment of God against my sins. Because of God's grace, I receive eternal life and a promise of heaven though I don't deserve them. Both mercy and grace come to me though the Lord Jesus Christ.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">much love, Dennis</span><br />
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<span class="bgb">Brake Fluid Addiction</span></h2>
It's much more prevalent than we realize. A good friend of mine related this story to me. Evidently, one of her college buddies knew about this firsthand.<br />
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A mechanic noticed his co-worker drinking brake fluid at lunch.<br />
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"What are you doing, man? You can't drink that stuff!"<br />
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"Relax," replied his co-worker, "this stuff tastes pretty good, and I don't drink it all the time."<br />
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"Seriously," the mechanic exclaimed, "that brake fluid is poison!"<br />
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"Hey, man" yelled the co-worker, "back off! I can STOP any time I want."<br />
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Of course it's a joke, but my friend "Debbie" set me up perfectly. I fell for it hook, line and sinker.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijL1LLRmvP-4mAJgvOIYRuzsqe182B7cDloB9MV4fkwqHUt5QDvKvN3MlXDJYkNJM-s_pnF5lMXa0imrgwyV8Qxa8iP3nzXUUhLedLO694ZOQerLQwydIK5Qaay7X0WkZleAD07PGRQ-o/s1600/perfect+bodybuilder+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijL1LLRmvP-4mAJgvOIYRuzsqe182B7cDloB9MV4fkwqHUt5QDvKvN3MlXDJYkNJM-s_pnF5lMXa0imrgwyV8Qxa8iP3nzXUUhLedLO694ZOQerLQwydIK5Qaay7X0WkZleAD07PGRQ-o/s320/perfect+bodybuilder+%25283%2529.jpg" width="288" /></a><span class="text 1Cor-1-26" id="en-NIV-28390"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: medium;">26 </span></sup>Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called.<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28390BB" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28390BB" title="See cross-reference BB">BB</a>)"></sup> Not many of you were wise<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28390BC" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28390BC" title="See cross-reference BC">BC</a>)"></sup> by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.</span> <span class="text 1Cor-1-27" id="en-NIV-28391"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: medium;">27 </span></sup>But God chose<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28391BD" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28391BD" title="See cross-reference BD">BD</a>)"></sup> the foolish<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28391BE" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28391BE" title="See cross-reference BE">BE</a>)"></sup> things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.</span> <span class="text 1Cor-1-28" id="en-NIV-28392"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: medium;">28 </span></sup>God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28392BF" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28392BF" title="See cross-reference BF">BF</a>)"></sup>—to nullify the things that are,</span> <span class="text 1Cor-1-29" id="en-NIV-28393"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: medium;">29 </span></sup>so that no one may boast before him.<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28393BG" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28393BG" title="See cross-reference BG">BG</a>)"></sup></span> <span class="text 1Cor-1-30" id="en-NIV-28394"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: medium;">30 </span></sup>It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus,<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28394BH" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28394BH" title="See cross-reference BH">BH</a>)"></sup> who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness,<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28394BI" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28394BI" title="See cross-reference BI">BI</a>)"></sup> holiness<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28394BJ" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28394BJ" title="See cross-reference BJ">BJ</a>)"></sup> and redemption.<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28394BK" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28394BK" title="See cross-reference BK">BK</a>)"></sup></span> <span class="text 1Cor-1-31" id="en-NIV-28395"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: medium;">31 </span></sup>Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”</span></h3>
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have for "Grandma Martha". Grandma was 98 in May. We could see the
life being drained from her body. She began sleeping most of the day. Her
memory was playing tricks on her. The only person she consistently recognized
was my dad, her only child. She lost her 1st husband ( my grandfather ) in 1969. She later remarried Delbert VanHoy.</span><br />
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laughter back into the life of Grandma Martha. They married in 1975, but she was widowed again in 1976. Once again grandma was on her own. That didn't stop her from maintaining
a full-time job as the manager of an apartment complex. In 1996 she moved to
Fairview, right across the street from me. When she first arrived, she was
maintaining an exercise regimen that consisted of walking 2 miles daily. She had several walking partners but she soon was walking alone. Osteoporosis began to take a toll on her body. She didn't complain much, just altered one leg of her slacks so they were even.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">I'm really going to miss my 1996 Grandma Martha. I'm waiting to reunite with her in heaven. I miss Grandma Martha.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Much love, Dennis</span> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063242845981467670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384434211515289049.post-33467305015542531772016-06-01T14:08:00.000-07:002016-06-02T11:15:57.401-07:00Why Worry ?<span style="font-size: large;">A farmer was driving along the road with a load of natural fertilizer. A little boy, playing in front of his house, saw him and called, "What've you got in your truck?" </span><br />
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in a tremendous drain on your body. It may take weeks to fully recover from a
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">I believe He was saying, “You go to bed </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">tonight</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> <span style="font-size: large;">and fret and fuss because you’re not five feet, eleven inches
tall; you’re only five feet, nine inches. But when you wake up in the morning,
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not be anxious then, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘With what shall we clothe
ourselves?’</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"> — Matthew </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">6:31</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We waste a lot of precious time becoming anxious about things we have no control over. It won't solve our problems, and we'll never recoup the time we've lost. When we worry, we weigh ourselves down, which can lead to health problems and serious psychological issues. Worrying is a hard habit to kick. When I find myself anxious, my best tool is to concentrate on Bible verses. The more scripture you have memorized, the easier it will be to keep worry on the sidelines. This works for me, I believe it will work for you.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Much love, Dennis</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been reading about forgiveness. There are very many passages in the Bible concerning forgiveness. Some very reassuring and some very troubling. It's like a tool that can be used for its intended purpose or a tool misused with a poor outcome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Blessed are those whose transgressions are <b>forgive</b>n, whose sins are covered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;">Then Peter came to Jesus and asked,
“Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me?
Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but
seventy-seven times.”</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 20pt;"> — Matthew 18:21–22</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I read a quote from a secular website that goes something like this: "To forgive is to set a prisoner free, and then realize the prisoner was you".</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I think this is a very good summary of both the good and bad consequences of forgiveness.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Much love, Dennis</span> </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063242845981467670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384434211515289049.post-8285777370678698092016-05-08T14:21:00.001-07:002016-05-08T14:21:12.874-07:00Mother's DayThank You Mom <br />
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I now know how often I took you for granted<br />
when I was growing up.<br />
I always assumed you'd be there when I needed you. <br />
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I found out just how far you would stretch when you put your plans on hold <br />
and spent 60 days and nights with Cheri and I in a place where we were like castaways. <br />
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Everything was different. Nothing looked like home. Your perseverance strengthened me.<br />
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Today (Mother's Day) is my open letter of thanks. I hope you know that you are appreciated and loved all 365 days every year. <br />
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For all the times I didn't say it before,<br />
Thank You, Mom...I love you very much!<br />
DennisAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063242845981467670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384434211515289049.post-21827789500490436042016-04-12T12:37:00.004-07:002016-04-12T12:37:46.245-07:00My Beautiful Wife of 36 years <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy anniversary to my wife of 36 years.<br />
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I love her more today than I did on our wedding day. She makes most women look inadequate. She is my primary care giver and works full-time. She does all of the yard work and prepares our meals on weekends. She is my best friend and confidant. I hope that we are still best friends when we get to heaven. Here is a joke that has nothing to do with our relationship. :-)<br />
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left home, went out on their own and prospered. They discussed the gifts they
were able to give their elderly mother. The first said: "I built a big
house for our mother." <br />
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The second said: "I sent her a
Mercedes with a driver." <br />
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The third said: "You remember how our
mother enjoys reading the Bible. Now she can't see very well. So I sent her a
remarkable parrot that recites the entire Bible. It took elders in the church
12 years to teach him. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse and the
parrot recites it." <br />
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Soon thereafter, their mother sent out her
letters of thanks. <br />
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"Milton," she said, "the
house you built is so huge. I live only in one room, but I have to clean the
whole house. <br />
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"Gerald," she said, "I am
too old to travel. I stay most of the time at home so I rarely use the
Mercedes. And that driver is so rude! He's a pain!" <br />
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"But Donald," she said, "the
little chicken you sent was delicious!"</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">much love, Dennis<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's Saint Patrick's day and an armed hooded robber bursts into the Bank of Ireland and forces the tellers to load a sack full of cash. On his way out the door with the loot one brave Irish customer grabs the hood and pulls it off revealing the robber's face. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Robber Shoots the Guy Without Hesitation! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">He then looks around the bank to see if anyone else has seen him. One of the tellers is looking straight at him and the robber walks over and calmly shoots him also. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Everyone by now is very scared and looking down at the floor.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Did anyone else see my face?' screams the robber. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">There are a few moments of silence then one elderly Irish gent, looking down, tentatively raises his hand and says, "I think me wife may have caught a glimpse."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Like many things the world has embraced a holy day and turned it into a pagan celebration. Saint Patrick's day history is summed up in this short paragraph. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Patrick spread the Word of God across Ireland after he was kidnapped by pirates at age fourteen and sold as a slave to be a shepherd. He later escaped back to his homeland of England where a few years later was given a vision from God to study for the priesthood, and then go back to Ireland. Through all his sufferings his faith in the Lord was tested and proved.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Patrick went on to preach the Gospel all across Ireland (famously using the shamrock as an analogy for the Trinity).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">He would build churches there to the glory of God. The quote in this devotional is from his poem of trust in God called </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"The Breastplate". An Irish Blessing<br />
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May the road rise up to meet you.<br />
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May the wind always be at your back.<br />
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May the sun shine warm upon your face,<br />
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And rains fall soft upon your fields.<br />
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And until we meet again,<br />
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May God hold you in the palm of His hand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">much love, Dennis</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063242845981467670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384434211515289049.post-73122684968063339762016-03-07T13:59:00.000-08:002016-03-07T14:49:30.800-08:00political fun<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A man was walking in the woods and came to a cottage where the walls were covered with clocks. He asked the woman who owned the cottage what all the clocks were for.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She replied that everyone in the world had a clock, and every time you told a lie your clock advanced a second. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He then asked where Hillary Clinton's clock was. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The woman replied, "It's in the kitchen, we're using it as a ceiling fan." this is of course a joke. We all have sinned and fallen short of the glory. However we have a savior who has paid the price for all of our sins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I watched this entire movie last night. It was motivational to say the least. This is a true story with very little editing. The main character is two years older than me. I never knew how much of a charmed life I lead in my youth. To God may all the glory be given. Forgive me Lord, for I have sinned.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063242845981467670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384434211515289049.post-31173518289255167172016-02-29T16:42:00.003-08:002016-02-29T16:42:57.336-08:00my frustration in politics versus my faith in God<span style="font-size: large;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge
even where there is no river.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: teal; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President;
I'm beginning to believe it.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Politicians
are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy
some more tunnel.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">~John
Quinton~</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics
and your opponents will do it for you.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and
campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">~Oscar
Ameringer~</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies
about us, I will stop telling the truth about them.<br />
</span></b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">~Adlai Stevenson, 1952~</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">A politician is a fellow who will lay down <u>your </u>life for his
country.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">~ Tex Guinan~</span></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: teal; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter
to be left to the politicians.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: teal; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">~Charles
de Gaulle~</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be
better to change the locks.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">~Doug Larson~<br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">There ought to be one day -- just one -- when there is open
season on Congressmen.<br />
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~Will Rogers</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm very unhappy about the way our political system is headed. I know that I am supposed to pray for our leaders, and I do. I may not be praying with the right motives. Everywhere I look I see people speaking untruths. I am not above reproach, I've told my fair share of lies.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Now that I've got that off my chest would like to look at the biblical side of politics.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer” (Romans <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340598790" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">12:12</span></span></span>).</span><br />
<div style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; line-height: 150%; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">As Christians, we know that no matter how many peaks and valleys we go through in life, this whole thing is heading fast toward a massive, forever celebration. We’re fired up about that, and we look forward to it!</span></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; line-height: 150%; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The world sees only a hopeless end; Christ-followers see an endless hope. And this hope lives not just in eternity, but here and now as God meets needs, answers prayer, carries burdens, forgives sin, changes lives, and increases joy as we journey to that <em>endless</em> hope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">
<span class="text 1Cor-15-1" id="en-NIV-28720">The Resurrection of Christ</span></span></h3>
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<span class="text 1Cor-15-1">1 Corinthians 15</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text 1Cor-15-1"><span class="chapternum">1 </span>Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28720A" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28720A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></sup> I preached to you,<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28720B" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28720B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></sup> which you received and on which you have taken your stand.</span> <span class="text 1Cor-15-2" id="en-NIV-28721"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: small;">2 </span></sup>By this gospel you are saved,<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28721C" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28721C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></sup> if you hold firmly<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28721D" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28721D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)"></sup> to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text 1Cor-15-3" id="en-NIV-28722"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: small;">3 </span></sup>For what I received<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28722E" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28722E" title="See cross-reference E">E</a>)"></sup> I passed on to you<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28722F" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28722F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)"></sup> as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28722G" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28722G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)"></sup> according to the Scriptures,<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28722H" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28722H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)"></sup></span> <span class="text 1Cor-15-4" id="en-NIV-28723"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: small;">4 </span></sup>that he was buried,<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28723I" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28723I" title="See cross-reference I">I</a>)"></sup> that he was raised<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28723J" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28723J" title="See cross-reference J">J</a>)"></sup> on the third day<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28723K" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28723K" title="See cross-reference K">K</a>)"></sup> according to the Scriptures,<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28723L" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28723L" title="See cross-reference L">L</a>)"></sup></span> <span class="text 1Cor-15-5" id="en-NIV-28724"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: small;">5 </span></sup>and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve.<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28724N" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28724N" title="See cross-reference N">N</a>)"></sup></span> <span class="text 1Cor-15-6" id="en-NIV-28725"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: small;">6 </span></sup>After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28725O" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28725O" title="See cross-reference O">O</a>)"></sup></span> <span class="text 1Cor-15-7" id="en-NIV-28726"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: small;">7 </span></sup>Then he appeared to James,<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28726P" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28726P" title="See cross-reference P">P</a>)"></sup> then to all the apostles,<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28726Q" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28726Q" title="See cross-reference Q">Q</a>)"></sup></span> <span class="text 1Cor-15-8" id="en-NIV-28727"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: small;">8 </span></sup>and last of all he appeared to me also "Paul",<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28727R" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28727R" title="See cross-reference R">R</a>)"></sup> as to one abnormally born.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text 1Cor-15-9" id="en-NIV-28728"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: small;">9 </span></sup>For I am the least of the apostles<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28728S" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28728S" title="See cross-reference S">S</a>)"></sup> and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28728T" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28728T" title="See cross-reference T">T</a>)"></sup> the church of God.<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28728U" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28728U" title="See cross-reference U">U</a>)"></sup></span> <span class="text 1Cor-15-10" id="en-NIV-28729"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: small;">10 </span></sup>But by the grace<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28729V" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28729V" title="See cross-reference V">V</a>)"></sup> of God I am what I am, and his grace to me<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28729W" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28729W" title="See cross-reference W">W</a>)"></sup> was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28729X" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28729X" title="See cross-reference X">X</a>)"></sup>—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28729Y" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28729Y" title="See cross-reference Y">Y</a>)"></sup></span> <span class="text 1Cor-15-11" id="en-NIV-28730"><sup class="versenum"><span style="font-size: small;">11 </span></sup>Whether, then, it is I or they,<sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28730Z" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-28730Z" title="See cross-reference Z">Z</a>)"></sup> this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">much love, Dennis</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stanley died in a fire and his body was burned pretty badly.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">The morgue needed someone to identify the body, so they sent for his two
best friends, Cooter and Go<span class="textexposedshow">mer.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">The three men had always done everything together.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">Cooter arrived first, and when the mortician pulled back the sheet,</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">Cooter said, “Yup, his face is burned up pretty bad. You better roll him
over.”</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">The mortician rolled him over and Cooter said, “Nope, ain't Stanley .”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">The mortician thought this was rather strange.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">So he brought Gomer in to confirm the identity of the body.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">Gomer looked at the body and said, “Yup, he's pretty well burnt up.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">Roll him over.”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">The mortician rolled him over and Gomer said, “No, it ain't Stanley “</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">The mortician asked, “How can you tell?”</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">Gomer said, “Well, Stanley had two A-holes.”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">“What? He had two A-holes?” asked the mortician.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">“Yup, we never seen 'em, but everybody used to say:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">“There's Stanley with them two A-holes.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">It’s been many years ago, but I remember it well. Our church was hosting a
revival. The guest was presenting a message using the words to an old hymn. The
name of the song is "Spirit of the Living God" </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://youtu.be/GK-O5nfL1Mo" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/GK-O5nfL1Mo</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">He focused on the phrases:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;"> “Lord, melt me, mold me, fill me, and
use me.” </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">I have used this line in my prayers many times. I know that God hears and
answers those words because My mindset has gradually changed over years. I know
that I’m not where I need to be but, Thank God I’m not where I used to be.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">Much Love, Dennis </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Holy Days </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Merry Christmas </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday Jesus </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063242845981467670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384434211515289049.post-86860220382033773202015-12-19T14:24:00.001-08:002015-12-19T14:24:15.366-08:00Trials And Tribulations<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Did you hear about the teacher who was helping one of her
kindergarten students put his boots on? He asked for help and she could see why.
With her pulling and him pushing, the boots still didn't want to go on. By the
time she got the second boot on, she had worked up a sweat.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>She almost whimpered when the little boy said, "Teacher,
they're on the wrong feet." She looked and sure enough, they were. It wasn't any
easier pulling the boots off than it was putting them on. She managed to keep
her cool as they worked together to get the boots back on -- this time on the
right feet.</b></span><br />
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</span><b>He then announced, "These aren't my boots." She bit her
tongue rather than get right in his face and scream, "Why didn't you say so?"
like she wanted to. Once again she struggled to help him pull the ill-fitting
boots off.</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>He then said, "They're my brother's boots. My Mom made me
wear them." She didn't know if she should laugh or cry. She mustered up the
grace to wrestle the boots on his feet again.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>She said, "Now, where are your mittens?" He said, "I
stuffed them in the toes of my boots ..."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ever have one of those days?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sharing in His Sufferings</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I would ask you this question as I have myself:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Can we ever be like Christ without suffering like Christ? We won’t ever suffer to His extent, but the question is, can we be more like Christ if we never suffer? The Bible seems to support the idea that suffering is never wasted. Paul wrote that just “as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too” (2 Cor. 1:5), so Paul set as his goal to “know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death” (Phil. 3:10)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I like to think that these are what Jesus was referring to when he spoke of pruning the branches so they would bear more fruit. (John 15)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://youtu.be/31xRZFs-Gj4" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/31xRZFs-Gj4</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This makes my circumstances just a little more tolerable. After all, It's all about ME. :-)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Much Love, Dennis </span><br />
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REASON TO KEEP QUIET IN CHURCH</span></h3>
<span style="font-size: medium;">
A mother was giving instructions to her three children as she sent them into Sunday school, "And, why is it necessary to be quiet in church?" Her son quickly responded, "Because people are sleeping!" :-o</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I've been feeling an urgency to reach out; expanding my witness for Christ. Maybe this could be an explanation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Knowledge Shall Increase</span></strong><br /><em>Daniel 12:4 ...'even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.'</em></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Wars and Rumours of Wars</span></strong><br />
<em>Matthew 24:6-7 ...'And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.'</em><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> Famine and </strong><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><strong>Earthquakes</strong></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><em>Matthew 24:7 ...'and earthquakes, in divers places.'</em><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></strong></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Being Killed for Your Faith</span></strong></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><em>Matthew 24:9-10 ...'Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.</em><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></strong></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Increased Sin</span></strong></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><em>Matthew 24:12 ...'And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.'</em></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">People Shall be Lovers of Themselves</span></strong></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium;"><i>2 Timothy 3:1-5 ...'This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.'</i></span></span></span><br />
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Please get your Bible and look up these scriptures to make sure of the context.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Much Love, Dennis </em><br />
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