Even if you are like our family and have dropped television, there is no way one can guard oneself against the overwhelming daily influx of bad news.

But don’t let it get you down, this is our time to shine — shine like stars on the black night (Phil. 2:15).

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The song “Look Around” by Christian Country band and good friends of mine, the Akins Band, really gives some good perspective for troubled times.  They performed where I was preaching recently at Liberty Baptist Church in Dalton, GA.

Even if you don’t like country music, you can appreciate the message in this song.

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One of my favorite renditions of Silent Night. Take a listen…

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I got behind a truck on the way home from the office yesterday with the license plate, GITN BY. Oddly, he actually paid over-and-above for the personalized plate! I thought, far better as a tag than an epitaph.

For years, I have been challenging believers to see their life through the lens of stewardship. Stewardship isn’t just about money – it’s about everything.

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“To the saints in Christ Jesus” – The Apostle Paul to the Corinthian Church

Sainthood is not determined by performance. It’s determined by our union with the Lord Jesus Christ in salvation.

“Saint” is a biblical term that has nothing to do with deceased Catholics.

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“The future is not something we enter, it’s something we create.” – Leonard Sweet ???????? ????? ?????? ??????? ???

What kind of 2008 are you going to create? If your answer is no more than a “we’ll see,” then you’re probably in for a repeat of 2007.

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You are significant. You matter.

Now, if you have self esteem issues, your flesh is screaming at you right now telling you that this Truth might apply to someone else, but not you.

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“Make every effort to add to your faith… knowledge.” 2 Peter 1:5

The very skill that would score in the top ten “taken for granted” is the very skill that, if consistently applied, can change your life more than any other.

It’s the simple skill of deliberate and regular optical exposure to paper-based or electronic-based text for the purpose of intellectual enhancement with a view toward impacting one’s soul and spirit.

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“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Gal 6:9-10

Last month, we talked about taking action on your Kingdom-oriented, God-glorifying goals and ideas. Perhaps you finally stopped shouting “aim!” and finally said, “fire!” If I know anything about this process, I know that you likely faced…

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“For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.”
Phil 2:13 (NIV)

“God works in you.” Don’t miss the wow-factor here. The Universe-Creator, the Red-Sea-Splitter, the Dead-Resurrector is at work in YOU. Not only has He worked to create the desire for something great for His Kingdom through your life, He works in you for the power to act, to do, to implement.

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