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And Finally, Add Love
Growing in the grace and knowledge of the Lord involves the development of Christ-like character. This growth process requires diligence. It involves adding various graces to our faith. We come to the last in the series of graces listed in 2 Peter 1:5-7—love. Our spiritual growth is simply not complete without it. It stands here Continue reading
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The Sweetness of Friendship
“Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel” (Proverbs 27:9). Few of life’s blessings are sweeter than close friends. Kathy and I have been blessed with many such friends. Some of them have been our dear friends for most of our lives, beginning from the Continue reading
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Daddy’s Shoe Shine Box
Not long ago, while rummaging through a closet, I came across my Daddy’s old shoe shine box. It’s a sixty-year-old vintage wooden box designed to store shoe polish, cloths, and brushes, with a footrest on top. Nothing fancy, but quite functional. Many of Daddy’s supplies, including old tins of polish, were still inside. I had Continue reading
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