I almost made it through 30 years of life without getting a traffic ticket. But almost doesn’t count. Just a few weeks ago I was pulled over for an expired tag and registration. I didn’t remember receiving a reminder in the mail but sure enough when I got home and looked through the mail, there it was . .  . still unopened. So there I was with a perfect driving record of almost 15 years . . . tainted. Also, the $25 ticket included almost $200 in court costs. I dreaded the day my court case arrived. It would only…

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When considering a relationship with someone it is important to consider that person’s spiritual beliefs as well as the way they view life and how they treat others. The following questions are important to consider before you begin a dating relationship. 1. Does he talk about seeking God’s direction for his life? Or does he envision a future of his own making? When he talks about the future, is there room for God?Does he have plans to serve God and the church in some way? Is he focused on the achievement of temporal success or eternal significance? Does he want to…

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It happens to all of us. We’ve all been there — or will be there.  – a time of desperation or longing when we cry out to God, “Fix this. Change this. Heal this.” And we hear nothing in response. What does it mean when God is silent in the face of our anguished pleas? When God Is Silent , does it mean He doesn’t care, or worse, He doesn’t even exist? Absolutely not. I’ve experienced the quiet echoes of prayers unanswered. When my mother lay in her hospital bed unconscious, doctors explained that her brain was dead and she’d never…

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