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Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan . . . and bring them over with you and lay them down in the place where you lodge tonight . . . these stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial forever. Joshua 4:3,7 I’m from South Dakota where history…
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As soon as . . . the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the brink of the water . . . the waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap . . .Joshua 3:15-16 A true change in habitual behavior is tremendously difficult, which is why so…
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This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. Joshua 1:8 What do you think about when you lay your head down on the pillow at night? In times…
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May my teaching drop as the rain . . . like gentle rain upon the tender grass . . . Deuteronomy 32:2 I wish I could say that I went to chemical dependency treatment just once and then had life all figured out. The painful truth though, is that this last inpatient treatment was not my first…
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Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6 When we find ourselves in difficult times, many of us try and fix our environment. Our first impulse is to look outward…
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I have set before you today life and good, death and evil . . . Therefore choose life . . . Deuteronomy 30:15-20 For reasons I will not go into, I recently found myself 25 feet under water, looking up at the surface. In that moment, I had a choice. I could stay at the…
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For this commandment that I command you today is not too hard for you, neither is it far off. Deuteronomy 30:11 When I first found recovery, I looked at those with years of sobriety with envy. I had struggled – and failed –  repeatedly to stay clean for a just few days, so years seemed unattainable.…
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Return to the Lord your God . . . obey his voice in all that I command you today . . . then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you . . .Deuteronomy 30:2-3 At times, I reject certain ideas because they are attached to other religions. I do…
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You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you. Deuteronomy 15:15 Every spring, as warm weather approaches, I promise myself that I will run or bike outside every day. When the weather does turn, I keep my promise for a few weeks, but by…
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Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn. Deuteronomy 10:16 I often write of how faith must lead to some apparent change in our lives or it is not truly faith. The temptation for many of us then, is to change some behavior to prove our faith. I don’t drink or…
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