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Be willing to sacrifice

April 16, 2013 | 2 comments

Sacrifice self to bless one another, even as God has blessed you.   ~ Mary Baker Eddy Miscellaneous Writings, page 155   Powerful words… If you find yourself in the midst of a heated argument, be willing to sacrifice self—to sacrifice

The tyrant falls – always

April 11, 2013 | 8 comments

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won.   There have been tyrants and murderers,     and for a time, they can seem invincible,    but in the end,

Are you on top of sense-pleasures?

April 8, 2013 | 8 comments

After reading through the book of Matthew with the intent of understanding better how to follow Christ to heaven, I was impressed with Jesus’ teaching that we must part with the pleasures of sense to be saved from mortality and

The presence of love

April 4, 2013 | 3 comments

“Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.”   ~ Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember   This goes for God’s love too. It is very real, very present at all times. But you can’t

Do you realize your need?

April 1, 2013 | 3 comments

I was struck by the below translation from the New Living Translation Bible of the first beatitude: “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.” Matthew 5:3, NLT