Start Your Faith

People say that the hardest part of any task is just taking the first step. I don’t know if I agree that it’s the HARDEST, but it’s definitely up in the top 5! So, if you’re just starting this whole “getting to know God” thing, you’re gonna want to bookmark this page. These devotions are aimed right where you are at. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, too. I don’t have all the answers but I can usually find someone who does.

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Differential Diagnosis 1/3: The Symptoms

"These were the sons who were born to David in Hebron..." 2 Samuel 3:1 _______ I finally caved and gave the t.v. sitcom "House" a try.  Now I am addicted. Gregory House is a brilliant M.D. who works for a teaching hospital in New Jersey.  He specializes in solving...

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Differential Diagnosis: The Symptoms
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Hidden

So they asked the LORD, "Where is he?" and the LORD replied, "He is hiding among the baggage." 1 Samuel 10:22 NLT __________ Inferiority Complex: "A persistent feeling of being inferior to other people (or specific tasks) in some way.  It is usually connected with...

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True Love Waits

Since you have done this, I will no longer drive out the people living in your land.  They will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a constant temptation to you.  Judges 2:3 nlt _____________   One year as a teen, my parents sent me to a True Love Waits...

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True Love Waits
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Looper

So be strong and courageous!  Joshua 1:18b nlt _____________ I recently decided to try my hand at learning code.  I found a free program online that would allow me to learn basic computer programming ideas at the pace of a fourth grader.  It a really awesome...

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The [Bread] Matrix

Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors.  He did it to teach you that people need more than bread for their life; real life comes by feeding on every word of the LORD....

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The [Bread] Matrix
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Running With Scissors

Everything in Israel that is devoted to the LORD is yours.  Numbers 18:14 (NIV) ____________ My youngest son - age two - is a runner.  It doesn't matter how I design an activity, he turns it into running time.  Running is also part of his rebellion.  If he gets...

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Running With Scissors
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The Family Equation

"They were counted by families - all the men of Israel who were twenty years old or older and able to go to war.  The total number was 603,550."  Numbers 1:45-46 _____________ With a family of six, there is a lot to consider when making plans.  I have devised a...

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The Family Equation
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Fight, Flight or…

"For my yolk is easy and my burden is light."  Matthew 11:30 _____________ The Fight or Flight Response is a physiological reaction to a perceived threat, seen in the animal kingdom, as well as in most homes going through the challenge of raising three boys. It was...

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Fight, Flight or...
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What Child is This?

 "Say this to the entire community of Israel: You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy."  Leviticus 19:2 ______________ I received a great piece of advice once, regarding dealings with difficult individuals: Try to view them as tiny infant versions of...

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What Child is This