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THE REFUGE
THE REFUGE

THE REFUGE

Thu, 10/01/2026 - 4:02pm

Blessed be the God of heaven, who sent His Son to die for us, so that we might behold the beauty of the cross and recognize the depravity of our own hearts. When Paul wrote to the church in Corinth, one of his great concerns was that believers cast aside the pride that so easily rises within the human heart. Such pride seeks to take glory that belongs to Christ alone and turn our affections toward earthly accomplishments, desires, and pleasures. By the grace of God and through the work of His Spirit, we are called to discipline our lives and submit to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

Putting the Phone Away
Putting the Phone Away

Putting the Phone Away Makes for a Better Lover

Thu, 10/01/2026 - 4:02pm

The title got your attention, didn’t it? This week I went to several restaurants from Graham to Olney to Wichita Falls, and I observed couples eating their meals. I noticed two types of couples as I was out: “Talkers and Non-talkers.” I was saddened to watch couples sit and not look at each other or talk during the whole of their restaurant visit. The Gottman Institute teaches that divorce is predictable with 78 percent accuracy when there are four observable behaviors between couples. Not talking is one of these predictors.

Give us Tender Hearts

Give us Tender Hearts

Thu, 10/01/2026 - 4:02pm

I ran across a video from several months ago of a man with a bloody and bruised face. He was holding his side, cradling his broken ribs. Hans Hamilton had been hospitalized for the brain bleed that he sustained on an ordinary day when he stopped to help a fellow motorist on a Florida highway. Someone had crashed a car into a guardrail, and as he got closer, Hans realized that the other driver was lying on the ground. As soon as this good Samaritan stepped out of his car, the “unconscious” driver of the crashed vehicle jumped up, ran toward him, and began punching him mercilessly, blow after blow landing on his head, his face, his neck, and his sides.

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