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The Mind of Christ
Our minds are like the Susquehanna River where I usually fish. More than 200 tributaries feed it. Its water volume and quality are the...
Jack Selcher
Jan 213 min read
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Righteousness, Peace, and Joy in the Holy Spirit
Saquon Barkley, running back for the Philadelphia Eagles, could have set the National Football League record for rushing yards in a...
Jack Selcher
Jan 213 min read
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Only a Life Lived for Others Is Worth Living
What will people remember about us after we pass from this life? Obituaries usually include information about the departed’s interests,...
Jack Selcher
Jan 183 min read
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God Is Working in You
Track and field throwing events can greatly frustrate their participants. Most athletes I have coached did not have the strength,...
Jack Selcher
Jan 173 min read
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Thirty-Two Reasons to Forgive
A gardener had an abundance of zucchini. He took a basket of the green cylinders to his neighbors. He rang the doorbell, greeted one of...
Jack Selcher
Jan 163 min read
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Come and See What God Has Done
I feel like I am riding a wave with untold power beneath me. I am a ministry partner with pastors in Malawi and Bible donors in the U.S....
Jack Selcher
Jan 153 min read
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Peace with God
Gallup surveys reveal growing unhappiness in the world. The happiest 20 percent of those surveyed have never been happier while the...
Jack Selcher
Jan 143 min read
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How People Give Glory to God
As plants bend toward incoming light, we naturally bend toward the light of glory. As rays of praise and adoration strike us, we grow,...
Jack Selcher
Jan 133 min read
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How to Love Others Like Jesus
Jesus said, “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the...
Jack Selcher
Jan 123 min read
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God's Power on Display in the Bible
There is a world of mystery in the simple statement, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1 NIV). He...
Jack Selcher
Jan 103 min read
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Soul Sickness, the Nail in Our Soul
My daughter has had health problems for the last 22 years. They began her senior year of high school. During the early years of her...
Jack Selcher
Jan 82 min read
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The Bible on Faithfulness
In “Horton Hatches the Egg,” Dr. Seuss famously wrote, “I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one hundred...
Jack Selcher
Jan 83 min read
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Constructive Criticism Examples and Free Humility Tests
As you reflect on your best memories of the past year, no doubt the criticisms you received rocket to the very top of the highlights...
Jack Selcher
Jan 33 min read
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Put on Christ as You Put on Clothing
Why do people wear the clothes they choose? Eleven reasons explain peoples’ clothing at any given moment. They wear clothing to: 1. ...
Jack Selcher
Jan 23 min read
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People Pleasers are Not Christ's Servants
I admit that I want people to like me. Years ago, a congregation member I pastored could not have been accused of that. It was obvious....
Jack Selcher
Jan 13 min read
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The Bible's Teaching About Weariness
Humans tire, but God doesn’t. The Lord, the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth never grows weak or weary (Isaiah 40:28). He is...
Jack Selcher
Dec 31, 20244 min read
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Opportunities to Do Good Introduce Themselves as Choices
Those choices introduce us to additional ones. We can always justify why we shouldn’t get involved in meeting a need. As you will soon...
Jack Selcher
Dec 27, 20243 min read
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How Passing the Peace Applies to Today's Church
Many Christian congregations include a time of mutual greeting during worship services. Some call it passing the peace of Christ. We...
Jack Selcher
Dec 26, 20243 min read
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Blessed Christmas Joy Every Day with None of the Trimmings
I write these words overflowing with gratitude for all God has done through my ministry team members in 2024. My joy has nothing to do...
Jack Selcher
Dec 25, 20243 min read
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Do Mountains Worship God Better Than We Do?
Do you know what an irreversible binomial is? I didn’t either. It is a word pair used in a specific unchanging sequence as an idiomatic...
Jack Selcher
Dec 22, 20243 min read
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