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Carol Plafcan
Jul 5, 20234 min read
Our Gracious God
Successful surgery, a healthy baby, a safe trip abroad, a salvaged marriage, and safety from a storm, what do all of these things have...
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Carol Plafcan
Jul 2, 20234 min read
Encourage Each Other: Building One Another Up in Faith and Love
It is so uplifting to be around someone who encourages us. And the reverse is also true. How depressing it can be to be around someone...
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Carol Plafcan
Jun 30, 20233 min read
Worthy is the Lamb
The Old Testament mentions sacrifice as early as the story of Cain and Abel in Genesis. Why was sacrifice necessary? Animal sacrifice ...
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Carol Plafcan
Jun 28, 20233 min read
Joy Comes in the Morning
Fear sells. If you look at YouTube you can see it right away. Bold headlines loudly shouting about disaster, economic collapse,...
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Carol Plafcan
Jun 25, 20233 min read
Help My Unbelief
We all have a need for the mercy and grace of God. Many people can listen to the gospel and understand, but still not accept it because...
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Carol Plafcan
Jun 23, 20233 min read
Abound in Hope
"Hope, in the world's phrase, refers only to an uncertain good, for all worldly hopes are tottering, built upon sand..." Matthew Henry...
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Carol Plafcan
Jun 20, 20233 min read
Full of Faith and Power: the Martyrdom of Stephen
As a Christians how do you picture yourself dying? Haven't we worried about having the time to ask God one last time to forgive us. ...
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Carol Plafcan
Jun 18, 20235 min read
And These Have No Root
Today I heard about yet another well known Christian figure that has renounced his faith. How sad that we seem to hear about this more...
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Carol Plafcan
Jun 15, 20234 min read
Effectual Prayer
Our Lord says that what we pray believing will happen (Mark 11: 24). In 1 John 5:14 John says that God hears our prayer when we ask "...
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Carol Plafcan
Jun 13, 20233 min read
Their Desired Haven
Psalm 107: 23-32 has often been referred to as the Seafarer's Psalm. It speaks of stormy seas being calmed by the Lord out of His love...
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Carol Plafcan
Jun 9, 20233 min read
The Pearl of Great Price
I attended the funeral today of a godly woman who served her church for decades. It was obvious she had touched many lives for the good....
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Carol Plafcan
Jun 8, 20235 min read
Lot's Mistakes and the Mercy of God
The story of Lot in the book of Genesis is so like the stories of many of us today. We love God, we serve God and yet we make bad...
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Carol Plafcan
Jun 6, 20234 min read
The Mission of Angels
Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee, casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; cherubim and seraphim falling down...
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Carol Plafcan
Jun 4, 20234 min read
God Shows Himself Strong
God sees and knows our needs. God knows more than anything that in our weakness we need Him. 2 Chronicles 16:9 (a) says, "For the eyes...
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Carol Plafcan
Jun 2, 20234 min read
The Patience of God
A story about patience: A friend explained his sad situation to me. His name is Nabal. Nabal had gotten a wonderful job working with a...
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Carol Plafcan
May 31, 20234 min read
An Anchor for the Soul
We live in disturbing, turbulent times. It is good to be reminded that we have the love of God promised to us and that this love will...
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Carol Plafcan
May 30, 20233 min read
His Name Was Paul
This man was: flogged with 39 lashes - not once, not twice, not three times, not four but five times. Flogging was a Jewish punishment...
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Carol Plafcan
May 28, 20233 min read
Making the Most of the Time
"I wish I knew then, what I know now." Probably everyone has heard that expression. As an older person my friends and I often talk about...
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Carol Plafcan
May 26, 20234 min read
The Sound of Abundance of Rain
In the world we live in today we seem to have forgotten the sovereignty of God. God is not just the God of the unseen world but also the...
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Carol Plafcan
May 24, 20233 min read
If God is For Us
Paul reminds us that God is with us and if we have God no one can stand against us. "What then shall we say to these things? If God is...
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