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Carol Plafcan
Mar 29, 20243 min read
Salt of the Earth: Matthew 5:13
Still Salty? Are you still salty? I don't mean this in the common slang way that "salty" can mean today but I mean it in the way that...
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Carol Plafcan
Mar 26, 20244 min read
The God of Recompense
Jesus Enters Jerusalem During this Easter season we read the story of Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The people are expecting...
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Carol Plafcan
Mar 22, 20244 min read
What Does God Expect?
What Does God Expect? What is God's expectation for us as Christians? What is it we should be doing? According to our Lord we should be...
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Carol Plafcan
Mar 19, 20243 min read
What is Godly Sorrow?
"For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death." 2...
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Carol Plafcan
Mar 15, 20243 min read
Family of God
Going it Alone Are you familiar with the expression, "Going it alone"? Have you ever decided you just don't need other people, or maybe...
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Carol Plafcan
Mar 12, 20244 min read
God Will Provide
Abraham Knows God Will Provide The first time we hear the expression, " God will provide ", is in Genesis 22:8. Isaac asks his father...
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Carol Plafcan
Mar 9, 20245 min read
We All Fail Sometimes
The faith heroes of the Bible have one thing in common. They were obedient to God. But even these great heroes were still mere men. ...
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Carol Plafcan
Mar 5, 20244 min read
Loyal to God: 2 Chronicles 14-16
To whom are we loyal? We look for happiness and joy in personal relationships, in our jobs, in money, in what we do in our free time and...
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Carol Plafcan
Mar 1, 20243 min read
Trust God
The book of Psalms has a lot to say to us about trusting God. God is our ultimate source of trust. He blesses us when we place our trust...
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Carol Plafcan
Feb 27, 20243 min read
Fairness v Grace
Parable of the Vineyard Workers The parable of the workers in the vineyard in Matthew 20: 1-16 has many lessons to teach us. One thing we...
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Carol Plafcan
Feb 23, 20245 min read
What God Do You Worship?
God is holy. God saves us. God cares for us. God judges us. What God do you worship? Do we worship the God of the Bible or the God we...
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Carol Plafcan
Feb 20, 20244 min read
Elijah's Prayer
"We must not forget that though God be our Father He is also our Sovereign, and that while we be His children, we are likewise His...
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Carol Plafcan
Feb 16, 20244 min read
God is our Dwelling Place
Do you remember when you were young how safe you felt at home? Maybe not everyone had that feeling. Maybe your safe place, your refuge,...
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Carol Plafcan
Feb 13, 20244 min read
Be Ready to Give a Defense
Faith and Hope Faith and hope surrounded by love are the great foundations of Christianity. We have faith; therefore we hope. But what...
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Carol Plafcan
Feb 9, 20244 min read
A Stranger in the Earth
Have you ever had the experience of being somewhere very different, very strange. Someplace where you just simply didn't fit in? Maybe...
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Carol Plafcan
Feb 6, 20244 min read
Why Do We Sing Praises?
Do you sing? Do you sing in church? I grew up in a time when children routinely learned how to sing in school. Some of my fondest...
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Carol Plafcan
Feb 2, 20245 min read
Wrestling Against Evil
In Ephesians 6: 10-13 Paul tells us several times to stand against the devil. However in Ephesians 6:12 Paul says, "For we do not...
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Carol Plafcan
Jan 30, 20243 min read
Stand in the Gap
In Ezekiel chapter 22 the prophet explains that the punishment of God must fall on the Israelites because of their sin. He tells them...
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Carol Plafcan
Jan 26, 20243 min read
Become Like Christ: Romans 13:14
We are created to become like Christ. We can love as He loved (Ephesians 5:2); forgive as He forgave (Colossians 3:13); have the same...
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Carol Plafcan
Jan 24, 20243 min read
God's Purpose: Jeremiah 32:19
Are we the followers of Christ? The living God? Yes, indeed we are! Should we be timid and afraid? Should we look to the things of the...
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