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You’re Not Who You Think You Are

Let’s get real honest, we often don’t like ourselves. We often call ourselves names we would never call our best friend. Names such as: idiot, stupid, fat, ugly, no-good, worthless, and the list continues. Where do these unhealthy labels come from?
Some were born out of names we heard from others. Especially family or teachers. Some arise from a warped view of ourselves. And in my case, it exists due to an impossible desire to never mess up.

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Jesus is the Light

  Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”  ...

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Emotionally Wounded by Fear

Without warning, the dog shot out of his doggie door, as His ferocious barks drowned out the traffic. He raced toward us while Iva, my guide dog, sensed his anger and she broke into a trot, trying to escape another dog attack.

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Jesus the Lamb of God

As we move from Thanksgiving to Christmas, God has nudged me to make Christmas even more special with a study of the names of Jesus. I’ve ventured into the names of God before, but let’s look at the names of Christ.
The Lamb of God might sound odd to Americans living in this age, but the Jewish people knew exactly what it meant. If we travel back to the Garden of Eden, God killed animals to provide coverings of animal skins for Adam and Eve after the fall. God is holy, and He cannot look upon sin. Without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sin (Heb. 9:22).

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