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Take Notice of the Verbs!
Have you ever taken the time to consider the verbs that are attached to the Lord? The actions which are described in these verbs are so encouraging to my soul. Each day, I pray through a Psalm in the morning. This book is rich with verbs that describe our Lord’s actions toward his children. Today,…
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Flexibility Christmas 2023
Calendars are great! I love to put things on my calendar. Of course, I always use pencil because of changes that can take place. This year, I had many events on my calendar for celebration of the season. These events included family and friends. However, the week before Christmas, I came down with a sinus…
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Rebels, Saved By Grace
“He’s a rebel and he’ll never ever be any good. He’s a rebel ‘cause he never ever does what he should.” [Songwriter: Gene Pitney.] [He’s a Rebel lyric, copyright Kanjian Music, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.] How many of you sung that as you read it? I think you have to be a certain…
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Waiting on the Lord
Our lives are full of times of waiting. We wait when we go to the doctor, or for test results, or we’re in the wrong line at the grocery store again. These times of waiting are not very enjoyable. There are times of waiting which cause us anticipation which is not unpleasant. Some of these…
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Jealousy, How Does it Start?
Jealousy is not an emotion we speak of very often. However, we all have, at one time or another, (I’m being generous) been jealous. There are times when we simply state to someone, “I’m so jealous.” This really means that we’re happy for them. We’re talking about true jealousy in this post which can be…
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Children – Our Example
“Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” [Matthew 18:4.] Jesus said these words to his disciples in response to their questions concerning who would be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. I’m sure they thought his answer was strange. Let’s consider what Jesus is saying to each…
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Put a Pin in it!
Have you ever picked up your phone and typed in “restaurants in my area?” The result is a map with a big red blotch on it. The red blotch becomes individual pin heads as you zoom out for a wider view. Each one of these red pin heads represents an individual restaurant in the area.…
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Bad News—No Fear
We have all experienced bad news. At times, it comes when we least expect it. There are times when we do expect it, and it’s still hard to process. I’ve received bad news at various times in my life, most of which I didn’t expect. I was having coffee at a friend’s house when I…
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God’s Word…Eternal
Have you ever tried to catch the words coming out of your mouth? I have, on many occasions. The words flew out of my mouth before my brain engaged enough to sift through them. Isn’t it maddening that our words need to be sifted? Think of flour and how you sift it so that it…
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What You Can Learn At Disney World – Part 4
Lesson Four – Followers of Christ are not of the world, however, we are in the world. As you walk through the many streets of Disneyworld, you see many different people. One of the things that really struck me was that people were wearing things I know they would never dare wear in public on…
God's Truth...No Matter What 