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Witnessing to Unbelievers-Acts 17
How do we witness to non-believers? Paul gives us some guidelines in Acts 17 when he preaches in Athens. At the time Paul arrived in...
Carol Plafcan
Aug 16, 20247 min read
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Armor of Light
Each of us is one day closer to eternity when the sun rises in the morning. Our old lives, the ones before we became a Christian, recede...
Carol Plafcan
Aug 13, 20246 min read
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I Placed Before You An Open Door
Life is a series of life altering and difficult decisions. What career should I pursue? Who should I marry? Where should I live? ...
Carol Plafcan
Aug 9, 20244 min read
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Take Up Your Cross
Imagine attending a sermon that begins with the statement, "To follow Jesus means you have to take a lethal injection." This shocking...
Carol Plafcan
Aug 7, 20244 min read
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Rely On God, Not Yourself
Our culture teaches us that one of the most important virtues a person can have is self- reliance. A self-reliant person depends on no...
Carol Plafcan
Aug 2, 20246 min read
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Love is Greater than Faith and Hope
1 Corinthians 13, often read at weddings, is not just a beautiful description of love. Paul wrote this passage to admonish the...
Carol Plafcan
Jul 30, 20245 min read
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What is Your Life? James 4:14
James asks a question in James 4:14 that many of us ask, " What is your life?" . He answers his own question by saying that it is a...
Carol Plafcan
Jul 26, 20244 min read
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Fan Into Flame the Gift of God
As Christians we are called a living sacrifice to God (Romans 12:1). To be a living sacrifice means to offer ourselves completely to God....
Carol Plafcan
Jul 22, 20244 min read
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Rivers of Living Water
When I was a child we sang an old hymn called, "Make Me a Channel of Blessing". Part of the song goes like this, Is your life a channel...
Carol Plafcan
Jul 19, 20244 min read
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Tax Collectors and Harlots
In Matthew 21:28-32, we have the Parable of the Two Sons. In this chapter, Jesus is teaching many things to the Pharisees. The...
Carol Plafcan
Jul 16, 20245 min read
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The Diligent Christian
Work, effort, persistence, endurance, discipline are all words that don't necessarily sound like much fun. They are all wrapped up in...
Carol Plafcan
Jul 12, 20245 min read
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No Truth, Mercy, or Knowledge of God
In Hosea 4:1-3, the Lord brings a charge against the nation of Israel. He tells them that, " there is no truth, or mercy or knowledge of...
Carol Plafcan
Jul 9, 20245 min read
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There Is No Difference All Have Sinned
So much focus today is on how we humans are all very different. Actually we have much more in common than we might think. Paul reminds...
Carol Plafcan
Jul 5, 20244 min read
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Build Up Your Neighbors
In a scary and uncertain world, the importance of building up our Christian brothers and sisters is essential. We often feel alone and...
Carol Plafcan
Jul 2, 20245 min read
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Esau Despised His Birthright
If you were promised a great inheritance from your father how would you treat it? An example can be found in Genesis 25, where we read...
Carol Plafcan
Jun 29, 20244 min read
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Convicted by the Holy Spirit
Charles Spurgeon wrote that at the age of 15, "... that trumpet of conviction, which aroused my soul to think of eternal things, sounded...
Carol Plafcan
Jun 25, 20244 min read
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Unless the Lord Builds the House
Have you ever worked so hard to achieve a goal only to have it blow up in your face? You got that promotion only to realize that now you...
Carol Plafcan
Jun 21, 20245 min read
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Can Christians Still Sin?
Like many people, I sometimes tend to avoid passages in the Bible that I have trouble understanding. However, with prayerful study of...
Carol Plafcan
Jun 18, 20244 min read
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Forget What Lies Behind
Why do we regret our sins? Why do we look back with sorrow over the mistakes that we have made? Is it because we have offended God or...
Carol Plafcan
Jun 14, 20243 min read
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Bless The Lord, O My Soul
"Bless the Lord, O my soul", so begins David's beautiful hymn of praise in Psalm 103 . David tells us to Bless the Lord because it is...
Carol Plafcan
Jun 10, 20244 min read
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