Monthly Archives: July 2024

THERE IS SO MUCH MORE!

Jesus loves me this I know For the Bible tells me so, Little ones to him belong They are weak but He is strong! You didn’t just read those words, you sang them, right?  This is the first song you … Continue reading

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SET UP OR SET APART?

To be set up by others or by our own doing is to lean almost exclusively on our own human understanding.  I have been “set up” to fail when I fall for those who compliment my natural abilities and good … Continue reading

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AVOID EXASPERATING GOD!

At the birth of our children, our first thought is love.  This love, that we never felt before, sees nothing but beauty in their tiny faces.  We glow when we present them to others to see and hold.  Our instinct, … Continue reading

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THE CENTERPIECE

It’s ingrained in me.  My mom did it.  My grandma did it. Our dining table always has a seasonal centerpiece. In the spring and summer, it might include the beautiful, fresh flowers of the season.  In fall it will include … Continue reading

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KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE FIREFIGHTER

Chicago Fire is a television show based on the everyday rescues that firemen and paramedics provide on any given shift.  These firemen run into fires while others run out.  Paramedics wait on the outside to help the injured stay alive … Continue reading

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GOD’S FINAL WORD

“It seems odd to have to say so, but too much religion is a bad thing.  We can’t too much of God, can’t get too much faith and obedience, can’t get too much love and worship.  But religion—the well-intentioned efforts … Continue reading

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JESUS CHANGES OUR THINKING—CREATING NEW POSSIBILITIES!

Truly He taught us to love one another;His law is love and His gospel is peace.Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother,And in His name all oppression shall cease.Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we;Let … Continue reading

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THE GREAT BATH

Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? Chorus Are you washed in the blood,In … Continue reading

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THE RECIPE FOR A GOD-FILLED LIFE

I confess, I don’t always follow a recipe as written. I like to experiment.  Sometimes I mix in what I think will make a recipe better. Sometimes I leave out what I don’t have on hand or substitute with another … Continue reading

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LEADERS WHO KNOW CHRIST AND LIVE FOR HIM

Real, authentic behaving, helpful people who influence others are learners.  As a young adult believer who was learning and striving to grow in the ways Jesus taught us, I watched as those I once admired as a leader stopped learning … Continue reading

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