Why am I so on fire now to seek and share the Face of God? “At the age of 63, having finally discovered that I have been given a second chance at attempting to view Ultimate Truth, I will not squander the remaining 1/3rd of my life heading in completely the wrong direction.”                                     Tommy Tomforde

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“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.”               Sir Winston Churchill   “Dear God, I pray that  I will never again have Your Truth, as in my past life, flaunt itself right in front of my nose for decades, and I [...]

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It’s funny, you know.  So much of the time I feel so close to God and then at other times so very distant.  It’s the difference between full and empty maybe.  It’s almost ironic, I guess.  Prayer and Bible study come so easily and then it also comes pretty hard and dry.  I have read [...]

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SELF-CENTEREDNESS   VS.    GOD-CENTEREDNESS  Matthew 16:23 “You are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s …….”  ……….  The apostle Peter is a glaring example of the struggle between self- and Christ-centered living. Only moments after Peter confessed the fundamental truth that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the Son of the living God (Matthew 16:13-16), [...]

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It dwells in us like a flea in a dogs bed.          Small but ever-present.          When multiplied, trouble is sure to come. It is tricky, making you think it is small and harmless.  It will fool you into thinking that only a great deal of it will cause harm. This means it is easy to deny, [...]

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