Staff Blog
Temptation’s Redemption
Dealing with temptation, an everyday fight, It starts early morning, and lasts into the night, Daily grimy battles, like hand-to-hand combat, These life and death struggles, in my heart’s habitat. Satan’s relentless lures enticing this or that, Creamed vanilla frosting covers a dead vile rat. “Relief! Feel better, now!” Bait, hooks, and lunacy. Sin’s…
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Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom!
The 4th of July is always a reminder of how grateful we are for this country. The land of the free and the brave. Freedom is often taken for granted but we are keenly aware of the privilege of being free since we have experienced life without freedom. We are thankful for the men and…
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American Heroes
(Celebrating Independence Day) Monroe, Hancock, Knox, Jay, Franklin and Washington, Benjamin Rush, Sherman, Jefferson, Hamilton. Minutemen, patriots, Swamp Fox, Ticonderoga, Bunker Hill, Tea Party, Yorktown, Saratoga. –Seth
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ANOTHER PRAYER FOR A NORTH DAKOTA FRIEND
When I seek mountaintop joys as You, I pursue, Remind me it’s the valley floor where I will find You. When I long for Your presence on high mountaintops, I’ll find You having coffee around local counter tops. When I am angry over long unanswered prayers Use that passion to ignite Your love…
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Prayer for a North Dakota Friend
When it seems I can’t bear even one more grief, I will meet You with faith; help my unbelief. When I groan and lament through life’s sorrow, Restore me again with the hope of tomorrow. When I give You good desires, could my dream really die? Let me see afresh the tear in…
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Words of Life
A number of years ago, a close friend challenged the way I speak to my wife. It was a pretty uncomfortable moment for me, because despite the trust I had in this person, I felt like some of the things that I said to my wife that weren’t necessarily pleasant for her to hear were…
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