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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them . . . Acts 16:25 Like everyone else, I’m sick and tired of Covid-19. Way back in March, when the NCAA basketball tournament was cancelled, I was annoyed, but now, this virus just refuses to go…
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These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. They advocate customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice. Acts 16:20-21 Addicts can be expert manipulators. Though they’re clearly in the wrong, they’ll somehow turn things around to point out your faults. Unable and unwilling to face their own…
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But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. Acts 16:19 It’s painful to watch someone travel down a road of evil and self-destruction. Particularly when that someone struggles in a way I don’t understand, I just shake…
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As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. Acts 16:16 Generally, I write about my own life struggles, sticking to the things I know – like addiction. If I don’t have any experience…
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The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. Acts 16:14 Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with an alcoholic in treatment who got there by way of intervention. He acknowledged that he would have simply kept on drinking, knowing that it was destroying him, because he was addicted.…
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And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. Acts 16:13 People will always tell us about what’s important to them – whether we’re interested or not. We all…
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Join Pastor Keith (Willmar AG Church) and I this Thursday (10/29) at 6:00PM for this live Facebook event. We’ll be discussing addiction, faith, and recovery as we answer your questions on those topics. Use this link to find the event: https://www.facebook.com/WillmarAG Please join us, watch, and interact!

And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. Acts 16:7 Despite Covid-19, we recently risked the airport and flew. Both at the gate and on the airplane, there were multiple routine announcements to which I didn’t really listen. Usually, I’ve…
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Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. Acts 16:3 An addict once told me that he felt God wanted him to share his faith with some of his addicted friends.…
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And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Acts 15:39 I was once approached by an individual asking for medical support for his addiction ministry. Knowing that not everyone approaches addiction the same way, and having some strong convictions myself, I inquired as to the nature of this particular ministry.…
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