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Hearing God Today: Lessons from the Burning Bush
So often incredibly significant stories in the Bible seem to be reduced to Vacation Bible School puppet shows or bedtime Bible stories...
Carol Plafcan
Jun 67 min read
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God’s Character Seen in the Fruit of the Spirit
What are the characteristics of God? You have probably heard as a Christian, that we are to have the "Fruit of the Spirit." This fruit...
Carol Plafcan
Jun 36 min read
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Are We Sinners Saved by Grace or Just Hypocrites?
If you sin, does that make you a hypocrite? Are all Christians hypocrites? Of course not. We have become too quick to agree with the...
Carol Plafcan
May 276 min read
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How Can We Please God? Biblical Traits That Delight Him
What pleases God? What is it that you and I can do to bring joy to His heart? Let's look at some of the characters in the Bible that...
Carol Plafcan
May 66 min read
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Following Jesus, the Captain of Our Salvation
Jesus, the Captain of Our Salvation A captain in the military has many duties. He trains his soldiers, he inspires, and motivates them...
Carol Plafcan
Apr 256 min read
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Rooted in Christ: Cultivating True, Living Fruit
The Tale of Two Trees There were once two trees. One tree was quite lovely. It was brought into a home and had many beautiful...
Carol Plafcan
Feb 185 min read
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Breaking Free from Shame Through God’s Grace
What’s Shame All About? When I was young people would often say to someone who was guilty of misbehaving, "Do you have no shame?" Shame...
Carol Plafcan
Feb 145 min read
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The Christian Life Is a Battle: Are You Ready?
Recently, I have noticed how often I read comments from new Christians such as, "Life is hard as a Christian and I am sick of it," or "No...
Carol Plafcan
Feb 116 min read
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The Bible’s Warning Against Gossip and Busybodies
Everybody knows the big sins: don't kill people, don't steal, don't commit adultery. But what about those sneaky, so-called, little sins?...
Carol Plafcan
Feb 46 min read
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Act Like Men: Strength and Faith for Today's Young Leaders
Men: strong, courageous, and bold—this is how the Bible describes them and their service to God. Sometimes today we look around our...
Carol Plafcan
Oct 29, 20245 min read
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Growing Weary of God? How to Restore Your Faith in Christ
How many times do we think we can manage life on our own, without God? We may not be actively thinking, "I don't need You, God," but by...
Carol Plafcan
Oct 4, 20245 min read
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Why Church Community Matters: Strengthening Connections in Faith
Haven't you heard people say, ' I can enjoy and worship God in nature; I don't need to go to church ,' or, 'I watch online and enjoy it...
Carol Plafcan
Sep 17, 20244 min read
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Nourished by the Vine
In John 15:1-8, we read Jesus's teaching on the True Vine. This would have been very understandable to His listeners because grape...
Carol Plafcan
Aug 30, 20245 min read
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Armor of Light
Each of us is one day closer to eternity when the sun rises in the morning. Our old lives, the ones before we became a Christian, recede...
Carol Plafcan
Aug 13, 20246 min read
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What is Your Life? James 4:14
James asks a question in James 4:14 that many of us ask, " What is your life?" . He answers his own question by saying that it is a...
Carol Plafcan
Jul 26, 20244 min read
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The Diligent Christian
Work, effort, persistence, endurance, discipline are all words that don't necessarily sound like much fun. They are all wrapped up in...
Carol Plafcan
Jul 12, 20245 min read
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Build Up Your Neighbors
In a scary and uncertain world, the importance of building up our Christian brothers and sisters is essential. We often feel alone and...
Carol Plafcan
Jul 2, 20245 min read
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Unless the Lord Builds the House
Have you ever worked so hard to achieve a goal only to have it blow up in your face? You got that promotion only to realize that now you...
Carol Plafcan
Jun 21, 20245 min read
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Forget What Lies Behind
Why do we regret our sins? Why do we look back with sorrow over the mistakes that we have made? Is it because we have offended God or...
Carol Plafcan
Jun 14, 20243 min read
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Put On The New Man
The Bible explains to us in Ephesians 4:17 that while we were lost and in the world (Gentiles), we operated in the "futility of our...
Carol Plafcan
May 17, 20243 min read
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