Author Archives: Steve Vickers

How’s Your Attitude?

Have you ever gotten really aggravated at something, to the point that an attitude began to develop in you?  And before you knew it, your attitude had affected your entire day and everything in it. What did you do? When read more »

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God’s Voice Is In His Word

In my office is a mural that my father framed for me and signed on the back.  He left a note to me, his son.  My father is in heaven now, thanks to the faithfulness of God.  How grateful I read more »

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Complete Abandonment of Self

In 1999, I was flying from Atlanta to Duluth, Minnesota.  The sky was a beautiful, clear blue as we soared along at 33,000 feet.  The clouds were like a field of ripened cotton below us. Suddenly, the Lord spoke to read more »

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A Dependent Child

“Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God.” (Matt. 5:3) This beautiful verse of scripture that begins the Beatitudes always stirs my heart. Blessed are those who realize their complete, utter dependence on God and read more »

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Let This Mind Be In You

There are recurring themes in the writings of the Apostle Paul. Needless to say, I do not have time in this article to cover those themes, but I would like to speak with you of one. Continually Paul speaks of read more »

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The Importance of Prayer

Getting saved at the age of twenty-four meant I had to have an accelerated learning curve.  I was ignorant really of everything about God and church.  It was all very familiar to Denice, having been in it all of her read more »

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Pressing on to Know Him More

One of my morning routines is to make a pot of coffee and fix a cup for Denice and myself.  Denice likes to watch T.V. while she has her coffee.  I like peace and quiet.  I usually take my coffee read more »

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Keep the Fires Burning

Wildfires are a normal occurrence in some parts of the country.  There are many times when we hear news reports of one in another state.  Fires make the news.  Wherever they are not controlled by man, it suddenly causes concern read more »

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The Legacy of the Church

What we do today will have an influence on the next generation.  Long after we are gone our influence, good or bad, lives on, affecting the lives of our family. The same is true for the family of God.  We read more »

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Don’t Quit

When I used to travel a lot, I would find myself sitting in a hotel room, tired—my type-A personality making sure that my plate was more than full.  It reminds me of when I was a kid, working for my read more »

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