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Reflections: Community matters, continued
I’ve thought a lot about the benefits I get through Christian community—encouragement, accountability and more...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Thoughts about July 12
My early memories include my mother explaining why her hair was all shaved off; me sitting quietly as she read simple stories...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Have your sword ready
At my church, I regularly see young adults carrying a study Bible, notebook and pen, ready to engage actively with the sermon.

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Strength in community
This week, I studied Proverbs 18:1: “He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.”

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Know His name
In ancient times and still today, names were and are often chosen to reflect character attributes.

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Seek God early
In much of Proverbs, the writer uses personification to portray wisdom, often as a woman calling out to young people to pay attention.

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Doing what needs to be done
As part of his sermon, the minister shared the story of a man whose life was saved by the quick actions of a police officer.

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reader's Corner: Dangerous trend, or a wake-up call?
A movement called ‘deconstruction’ is sweeping through our churches, and it is affecting our loved ones...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Patience isn't passive
Often, he went to the piano to play and sing about “Let’s think of something to do while we’re waiting.”

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: The Lord willing' and the creeks don't rise
In context, James may have originally been addressing believers who traveled for business to different cities throughout the Roman empire...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Money without wisdom
“Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?” (17:16, BSB)

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Who's putting your bridle on?
James uses different imagery to illustrate that power—a comparatively small rudder that steers an enormous ship

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Faith, deeds, or both?
James doesn’t say that works, or deeds, bring salvation; rather, that they are the result of it.

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Veterans of the Ozarks announce Music on the Lake schedule
This concert series is free to attend...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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