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9 Words to Direct Your Life

Psalm119How are you going to live your life?  What is the basis?  The foundation? The standard?  What are your values?  Your morals?  Your ethics?  If there is not some basis, life becomes confusing and aimless.

The Psalmist said Ps 119:133  “Direct my steps by Your  word,  And let no iniquity have dominion over me.”

Psalm 119 provides valuable insight to living a holy life.  A happy life. A successful life.  Psalm 119 is unique.  It has 22 stanzas with 8 lines each.  It is an acrostic using the Hebrew alphabet and each line begins with the same letter.

Nine synonyms are used for God’s Word that not only highlight its value, but demonstrate how it can direct my life.  Think about these 9 words and how they speak to you. Continue reading

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Look in Your Bible. And See What You’ll Find!

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Archie Wortham is an adjunct professor at St. Phillips College and writes a weekly column for the San Antonio Observer, and has a website “Fathers Helping Fathers.”  In one of his columns, he tells about his friend, Larcene Bowers, who shared this story with him. Continue reading

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