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Prospering in all we do: How to start the day with God’s word Dr. Jim Denison Psalm 1 My first Bible was a red New Testament distributed by the Gideons at James Butler Bonham Elementary in Houston, Texas on March 27, 1969. I know because I wrote that information in its flyleaf. When I received […]
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Waiting in expectation: How to pray with power Dr. Jim Denison Psalm 5 Prayer and Psalm 5 Why pray? If God knows what we are going to ask, why ask? If he already knows what he is going to do, why pray? If my prayer causes God to do some good thing he was not […]
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Becoming a Man After God’s Own Heart: The life and legacy of David Dr. Jim Denison 1 Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22 Scholars find some 1,181 different men named in the Bible. Of all these, only one is described by God as “a man after my own heart” (Acts 13:22). What an unusual choice! Consider what […]
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A lifetime spent with your Father: How to practice the presence of God Dr. Jim Denison Psalm 23 Two friends, Bill and Tom, were drinking coffee at an all-night café. They got into a discussion about the difference between irritation, aggravation, and frustration. About 1:00 AM, Bill said, “Look, Tom, I’ll show you an example […]
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Becoming a Man After God’s Own Heart: The life and legacy of David Dr. Jim Denison 1 Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22 Scholars find some 1,181 different men named in the Bible. Of all these, only one is described by God as “a man after my own heart” (Acts 13:22). What an unusual choice! Consider what […]
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Getting real with God: How to keep the faith Dr. Jim Denison Psalm 22 Our spiritual lives are never so tested as when the hard times come. That’s when we need to walk with our Father the most, and are tempted to do so the least. How do we keep the faith when the faith […]
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Listening to your Father’s voice: How to meditate on the word and world of God Dr. Jim Denison Psalm 19 A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that talking on the phone while driving is nearly as dangerous as driving drunk. The study found that using a cell phone increases the […]
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Seeking a pure heart: How to confess your sins Dr. Jim Denison Psalm 51 Why do we sin? Here’s the background of Psalm 51. King David had an affair with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah. She became pregnant. To cover his sin, eventually he had Uriah killed and took the widow as his wife. But […]
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Taking refuge in him: How to surrender each day to God’s authority Dr. Jim Denison Psalm 2 A man was running down an airport terminal, late for his flight because he’d forgotten his wristwatch. Desperate to know the time, he stopped a traveler walking up the terminal hall while carrying two large suitcases. He asked […]
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