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Monday, April 21, 2014 • • General
Reading the Bible makes us better at the work we do, whether we're a plumber working alone or an evangelist teaching large crowds. We all have a place--a holy place--in God's Creation, and the Bible is a necessary part of our training. It's why God promises every time we read His Word, He will make use of that information in our lives.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012 • Randy Kilgore • Personal Growth
Ever tried to run through a forest in the dark? Some of us do it every day!
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Monday, July 9, 2012 • Randy Kilgore • Changing the world
Changing the world is a tall order, but it's on the to-do list of nearly every thoughtful person on the planet. But change is possible. This mother passed the formula to her son as they said their goodbyes.
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Sunday, January 22, 2012 • Randy Kilgore • Bible
That which is not built on eternal truth is destined to eternal insignificance.
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Thursday, December 8, 2011 • Randy Kilgore • Evangelism
Tim Tebow's already honoring Scripture by doing his job as if doing it for the Lord (Col. 3:23). But he also believes in honoring Scripture by sharing his faith publicly. Fellow quarterback Aaron Rodgers (quoting St. Francis of Assissi) thinks differently on the matter. What does the Bible say?
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Monday, January 31, 2011 • Randy Kilgore • Work as service to God
"We were created to be careful keepers of the place where God puts us, whether that place is ten square feet of assembly line or ten square feet of cubicle or ten thousand square feet of a manufacturing facility. We were also created to enjoy the work we do because we're doing it alongside God."...
..."As Christians, our problems begin when we think we're smarter than God. When we think old rules (the Bible) don't work in new cultures. When we think getting our share of the pie comes before making sure everyone else has enough. When we think the world exists to make us comfortable, happy, and prosperous."...
..."On this side of heaven we work to fix the things our sinful natures broke. We work to fix lives physically, emotionally and spiritually. We work to fix Creation environmentally, economically and spiritually. We work to fix ourselves and our families and the tiny place where God has us laboring."
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Friday, December 10, 2010 • Randy Kilgore • God's love
One of my favorite ways to kick off adult retreats-especially men's retreats-is to have them sing the children's song Jesus Loves Me. Grins and groans always greet me when I try this, but I know a secret: Most of the adults in the room no longer feel like Jesus loves them, if they ever did.
It isn't that these adults (including, probably, most of you reading this devotional) doubt Jesus, or the Bible; it's that they feel too hypocritical or too unworthy or too distant or too flawed or too sinful to believe Jesus could love them. From the front of the crowd it's truly amazing to watch as the song's simple truth plows through years of stress and hurt, leaving some even fighting back tears.
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Friday, February 27, 2009 • Randy Kilgore • General
Even my hero, Oswald Chambers-the mighty spiritual giant who authored the bestselling Christian book of all time (other than the Bible), My Utmost for His Highest-even my hero Oswald Chambers struggled over not being able to pay his rent. How could God not answer Oswald's prayers!?!
Same with Tom. Before, when he was still answering the phone, Tom endured the steady mix of soothing promises and abusive threats. Confident God would answer his prayers, he patiently worked through the telephone calls, making promises where he could pay and trying to explain when he couldn't...
