Ande’s Thoughts
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Love
“For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. “ (1 Cor. 13:12-13) February may be known for many things, [...]
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What do they see?
“Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matt 5:16) I spend a great amount of time talking to our kids about their example. I use scriptures such as Matt 5:16, or 1 Tim 4:12 reminding them to “be an example to [...]
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The Love of God
We can never understand the love that God has for each of us. One of my favorite activities when I was a kid was going to my grand-parents house. I always enjoyed time working with my granddad (my Pop), and talking and working with my grandma (my Nan). It never failed that I dreaded to [...]
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#LoveIsMore
“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, [...]
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Our Identity in Christ
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. “ (2 Cor 5:17) How often has it happened to you that you were identified by something other than your name? Nobody likes a mistaken identity, we like to be known by our [...]
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Who do you choose?
By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, (Heb 11:24). I can remember the famous saying, and my grandparents said it quite a few times, my [...]
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Exposure Youth Camp
I have made up my mind that one year I will count the number of miles our youth group travels, between youth days, and service projects, and trips just for fun, we spend a lot of time each year on the road. There are a lot of notable events, we are fortunate to have young [...]
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Rules to Follow
“No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. The hard-working farmer must be first to partake of the crops “ (2 [...]
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Things We Do Not Know
I once heard my granddad say that “I used to think I was smart until…” and you can fill in the blank. It may be until he finished talking to the phone company, or until he talked with someone else about something. There are some people in this world that for me a conversation is [...]
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Things We Know
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose” (Rom 8:28) Sometimes the news can be interesting, but most of the time I don’t watch it. On a normal day I will know some events that are going on, [...]
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