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All Fathers   These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.  Deuteronomy 6:6-7   The Book of…

The Power of Boundaries Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.  Romans 5:1    Establishing boundaries is a discipline. To this end, Oswald Chambers once commented, “Impulse is alright in a child, but it is disastrous in a man. Impulse…

Proactive Boundary Setting Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139: 23-24    For many men I work with, giving up a relationship, a habit, or a…

Mental Boundaries Keep the rules (boundaries) and keep your life.  Proverbs 19:1, MSG   Online security is a multibillion dollar business today. The global cyber security market was a $222+ billion dollar industry in 2023, and growing. And that’s not to mention the growth of personal and on-site security (such…

Stars in the Darkness   Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.  Philippians 2:15-16   Light pollution is…

The Tide of the Battle “For the days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, and surround you and hem you in on every side.” Luke 19:43, NASB   The tide of the battle has shifted. Picture a platoon of soldiers who have…

Living in a Wound   And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7    Remember the old phrase, “Stop kicking the dog”? That’s when someone has been hurt, rejected, or otherwise put out, and then proceeds to take out his…

God’s Life Guide   For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.  Philippians 2:13    Jesus’ physical guidance was going to cease: He was going to die, He was going to resurrect, He was going to make eight…

At the Crossroads   Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. … Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” Then the devil left him, and angels came…

Negotiating Roundabouts   Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.  John 6:68-69   If you’ve ever driven on the left-hand side of the road, you know what it’s like…