What Should We Pray in 2022? Here are 3 Heartfelt Prayers
I think it’s safe to say, we are all hoping that this year will be different than the previous two, which has left many feeling weary, battered, and broken. But a new year offers new hope. And we can have hope because of God. Although we continue to face challenges from the ongoing pandemic, our hope is in God. But…
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Washington News – Progress Reported At IRS Security Summit
On June 28, the IRS held a Security Summit in Washington. The IRS reported a reasonable level of success in its efforts to reduce tax refund fraud. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen outlined several specific accomplishments. Refund Fraud - In January through April of 2016, the IRS discovered $1.1 billion of fraudulent refunds on 171,000 returns. This was up from $745…
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Who Invented America’s Independence?
As we celebrate the Fourth of July in Philadelphia, we hear a lot about our local Founding Father, Ben Franklin. Author, businessman, scientist, statesman, he was an extraordinary man in a crucial time. As a waiter told me at lunch yesterday, “I love Franklin. He was Bruce Wayne. He did everything.” In 1776, this superhero was already 70 years old.…
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Find Peace in the Bible When You’re Anxious
I once heard it said that anxious people look for reasons to feel anxious. At first, I laughed; why would anyone want to feel anxious? But as I dug deeper, I started to feel differently. Nobody wants to feel anxious. But sometimes, the lingering nature of anxiety can make it difficult to feel at peace. There’s always something to feel…
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Prayers for Handling Your Financial Struggles
You’ve felt this sinking feeling in your stomach before. While driving home from work, you hear a screech and a clunk from underneath your car. Instantly, you pull over and drop your head in your hands. Seriously? Not now, not today, you think to yourself. I don’t have the money to fix this. How am I going to get to…
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Does the Bible Have Answers for Tragedy?
At age 17 my friend Marian decided to stop believing in God. There had been a horrific school bus accident in her town. Kids were killed. She didn’t want a God who would let that happen. And she still feels that way fifty years later. You’ve heard stories like that, I’m sure. In response to tragedy, many people reconfigure their…
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Does God See My Needs?
Celeste wiped her eyes again and tossed the soaked tissue onto the mound beside her. How could I have been so stupid? I thought he loved me! Now, what? Her hand moved involuntarily to her belly and the small life she now carried. Today Celeste's lover broke the news that he was returning to his wife. He told her gently…
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