Category Archives: marriage

PRAYERFUL EXPECTANCY

Luke and The Lost We live our lives for God with the best intentions, but then unexpected things happen. For a few moments, we stall in our faith. Our focus becomes dim and confusion sets in about who we are … Continue reading

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MARY PONDERED

Luke and The Lost To ponder is focusing one’s thoughts and attention on something so as to understand it deeply. When something, good or questionable, happens in or around us, it is good to ponder. To think more deeply, asking … Continue reading

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CLEARLY GOD

Luke and The Lost We had searched for a home to purchase for our growing family for over a year. We would bid on “just the right house” we thought would suit our needs. Each time the deal would fall through. … Continue reading

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GOD’S GIFT TO MARY…ELIZABETH

Luke and The Lost There will be times when God will ask you to join Him in a work that will seem awkward and too challenging in other’s eyes for you to do. You are giddy with excitement because of … Continue reading

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EXACTLY AS HE SAID

  Mark – The Facts. Our grandkids can remember what we say better than we can. If we do something a certain way, and they like it, then we have to do it the exact same way again. We love … Continue reading

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DEVOTED FOLLOWERS

Mark – The Facts. Women of Jesus day had few, if any “rights” as we perceive them in our world today. I am impressed by “the women who followed and served” Jesus. Their intimate, passionate love and devotion for following … Continue reading

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THE IRONY

Mark – The Facts. Read this next passage and see the pure irony! The phrase that leaps from the page for me this morning is, “after tying Jesus securely”… You cannot bind up the Son of God! Jesus is in … Continue reading

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I TOLD YOU SO

Mark – The Facts. There is phrase going around that says, “If at first you don’t succeed, then do it the way your mother told you to do it.” I smile every time I see it, because it is mostly … Continue reading

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WHEN SILENCE SPEAKS VOLUMES

Mark – The Facts.   Maturity is seen when we do not strike back with equal harshness in our actions along with hateful words trying to “best” our opponent, especially when a conversation becomes so emotional it is irrational. At these … Continue reading

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FOLLOWING THE SCRIPT

Mark – The Facts. When I am handed a script, I rarely follow it exactly as written. It is for two reasons. I have a bad memory for exactness and I have a tendency to put myself in the story … Continue reading

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