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Your Words

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Remember the saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bone, but words will never hurt me"? Well, news flash........words can hurt! “Gracious words are a honeycomb,  sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.”   (Proverbs 16:24) What a powerful scripture!  YOUR WORDS MATTER Power of death and life are in the tongue Those who love it will eat its fruit What’s said may not seem so very wrong In fact it may even seem cute Indeed, It only takes a spark remember,  to start a forest fire Careless words, just like an ember ignite, sending word-flames higher. By our speech we can ruin a person’s world Peace and calm all at a loss  Release destruction, with angry words unfurled Turning harmony into chaos You can tame a tiger, but you can’t tame a tongue Truly, it never has been done The same small member with which praise to God is sung Is used to undermine and destroy someone Cursing and blessings from the ...

Christian Junk Food?

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The bottom line is that retail stores fill their shelves with items that are trending; merchandise that consumers are most interested in; products most requested and those that generate large profits. With this in mind, have you been in a "Christian" bookstore  (a store that sells resources for Christ-followers) of late?                                              ( Please note - I have absolutely nothing against Christian bookstores.  My opinion is about the Christian culture of today, as I view it.)                                                                           Sadly, you will notice shelf after shelf of books that focus on the believer's "own" happine...