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Breaking Free from Spiritual Darkness
Have you ever met anyone who wanted to be blind? Have you ever known anyone who liked stumbling down a dark alley at night alone? How...
Carol Plafcan
Feb 216 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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Every Christian’s Call to Serve in Ministry
A minister has so many jobs. He teaches, he corrects, he encourages, he visits the sick, and he is constantly thinking of new ways to...
Carol Plafcan
Feb 75 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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Rahab’s Redemption: From Harlot to Heroine
Are you ashamed of your past? Do you feel like God can never use you for His Kingdom because of the things you have done? Of the four...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 315 min read
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Testing the Spirits: Identifying True Teachers
YouTube is filled with every imaginable person preaching and/or teaching about the Bible. We can find highly educated and qualified...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 286 min read
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Avoiding the Danger of Spiritual Drift
How many times, when people describe a failed marriage, have you heard them say, "We just drifted apart"? When a person drifts away...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 246 min read
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Why Silence Matters: Welcoming Spiritual Growth
We live in a world full of noise. A person can barely find anywhere that is truly quiet. From the doctor's waiting room filled with...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 215 min read
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Finding Peace through the Holy Spirit's Presence
The God who created the universe dwells in the hearts of those who believe, transforming them into living temples of His presence. The...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 175 min read
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Blessed Are You If You Do These Things - John 13:17
When we know we have been betrayed, what is the first thing we want to do? You probably didn't say, "serve others", but that is what our...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 146 min read
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Choosing God's Approval Over the Praise of Men
Do you want to eat? Do you want your children to eat? What if you had to make a choice: feed your children or starve? Do we truly...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 106 min read
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What Is the Meaning of Life? What Ecclesiastes Tells Us
There is one book in the Bible I almost avoided reading, Ecclesiastes. It seemed so dark and so full of hopelessness. But isn’t that the...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 75 min read
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Known by Jesus: Trusting the One Who Knows Your Heart
One of people's greatest desires is that someone truly knows them and then still love them. Of course this also brings with it fear. ...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 35 min read
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Understanding Jesus as the Word: Creator and Savior
In John 1:1, the disciple tells us, " In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ." and in John 1:14,...
Carol Plafcan
Dec 31, 20246 min read
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Walking in The Way: Finding God’s Path for Your Life
When you blind fold someone they may think they are walking in a straight line but yet they may be very far from where they should be. ...
Carol Plafcan
Dec 27, 20245 min read
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The Messiah Foretold: Prophecies of Jesus’ Birth
Imagine a world where Jesus had not yet been born. In this world, the Gentiles, everyone who wasn't Jewish, had little knowledge or even...
Carol Plafcan
Dec 24, 20244 min read
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Following Jesus: Trusting His Plan for Our Lives
When Jesus calls, do we answer? What blessings await us when we do answer? Following Jesus: trusting His plan for our lives begins with...
Carol Plafcan
Dec 20, 20246 min read
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Jesus's Temptation: Lessons on Overcoming and Faith
Suffering servant or conquering Messiah? Israel had long awaited their conquering Messiah. Many sects had arisen claiming that their...
Carol Plafcan
Dec 2, 20246 min read
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