Tag Archives: Honesty

Freedom Found by Laying Burdens Down

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Mark Shields

In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness. – Titus 2:7 In the post “Freedom is Found”, the dominant theme is the importance of maintaining integrity. Freedom is found when we … Continue reading →

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New Start to a New Year

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Mark Shields

Presented last week at the church I worship at was the message “Wake Up and Smell the Coffee”. Here is a link to the podcast which is live at 9:30 central time each Sunday morning or viewable at any time … Continue reading →

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THE Way

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Mark Shields

Originally posted on Step Ahead:
We all want things To go our way But if not God’s way Then is it okay? Things in this world Are sometimes built Like a house of cards What once flourished begins to wilt.…

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Follow the Path to Freedom

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Mark Shields

In the post The Importance of Honesty and Doing What We Say, I wrote about just one of many examples found in the Bible of how life gets difficult when people are deceptive and get off the path that should … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Honesty and Doing What We Say

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Mark Shields

Judah was one of the brothers of Joseph who sold Joseph to the caravan of Midianites on their way to Egypt. In Genesis 38, we learn more about Judah and a lesson in the importance of doing what we say … Continue reading →

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