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Did you know that we often talk without opening our mouth?  We call this body language.  Please take a moment to answer the following questions. What does it mean: 1.   When people roll their eyes? 2.   When people do not make eye contact or move their eyes around the room when you’re talking to them? 3.   When people stand around with their arms folded? 4.   When people stand at a distance refusing to say anything? 5.   When people walk into a room and say nothing as they make their way through the crowd? 6.   When people remain awkwardly silent? You well know the answers.   Body language can hold us back from connecting with others.   It’s easy to read but can be wrongly interpreted.   I’m not talking about being shy; I’m referring to poor people skills.   Throw in uninviting or even poker-faced looks and matters only worsen.    We need to understand the power of body language.   Dr. Richard Dobbins ...

Jesus has always existed.  He is God.  He did not make His debut in Bethlehem.  He has always been.  He was not created; He is the Creator!  “For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things have been created through Him and for Him” (Colossians 1:16).  “All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being” (John 1:3). Before I continue, let me define the word “incarnate.”   It simply means “in the flesh.”   Bethlehem’s Baby was God incarnate. But note, Jesus was also the pre-incarnate Son of God Who made several appearances on earth BEFORE Bethlehem.   Let me recall a popular example.   Do you remember Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, the three Hebrew men who refused to kneel before King Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylonian idol?   The story is found in Daniel 3.   Th...

“Raise your children in such a way they won’t need to spend their adult years getting over it!”   This comment may cause some to chuckle, but it sobers me.   I meet a lot of people during the course of my days.   Lately for some reason, I have met several men and women who during their childhood were abused by their parents.   Our formative years literally shape the rest of our lives – good and bad.   Who we are, how we feel about ourselves, how we view life in general, how we get along with others, how we raise our children, how we view God, our personal hygiene and grooming and much more are determined by how we were treated in our family of origin.   And sadly, generational abuse issues (curses) tend to perpetuate themselves.   Some people never get over their childhood.   I was taught that individuals who are mentally, sexually or physically abused during their early years tend to stop developing emotionally at the point o...