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Category Archives: Philippians
OPPOSITE LIVING
My first graders LOVED playing the opposite game! I would say a word and they would shout the opposite with gusto. Salt, PEPPER! Open, SHUT! Good, BAD! You get the picture. The Pharisees did not. They were blind to all … Continue reading
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Tagged joy, Kingdom of God living, Love, Love each other, Love God, opposite living, Peace, relationship with God, Spiritual growth
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WHAT DO YOU WANT?
How many parents remember the infant through toddler years? Remember when they learned to walk but our little ones were still learning the language, so they did a lot of pointing. When frustrated, they would point at the object they … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Christian Living, Christian Perspective, Creation, demons, Discipleship, Embrace, Emotional Health, Encouragement, Faith, First, God, Following Jesus, Forgiveness, Grace, harvest, heaven, Holy Spirit, Hope, insight, investments, Jesus, joy, Leadership, Listen, lost but found, Love, Mercy, ministry, Philippians, Praise, Prayer, relationship with God, repent, Revelation of Jesus, Salvation, Searching, Teaching, temptations, Thanksgiving, Training, Transformation, trust in God, Truth, Uncategorized, Unconditional love, waiting on God, wisdom
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BUILDINGS THAT LAST!
Randy and I escaped the confines of our home and property to take a drive through small towns last week. We avoided crowds and big highways. (The pandemic certainly changes the way we go about our lives these days, right?) … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Christian Living, Christian Perspective, Creation, Discipleship, Embrace, Emotional Health, Encouragement, Faith, First, God, Following Jesus, Forgiveness, Grace, heaven, Holy Spirit, Hope, insight, investments, Jesus, joy, Leadership, Listen, lost but found, Love, marriage, Mercy, ministry, Philippians, Praise, Prayer, relationship with God, repent, Revelation of Jesus, Salvation, Searching, Teaching, temptations, Thanksgiving, Training, Transformation, trust in God, Truth, Uncategorized, Unconditional love, waiting on God, wisdom
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WE JUST GOT A LETTER!
When my grandkids were toddlers, we loved watching Blues Clues together…over and over again. Steve (a real person) and Blue, the animated puppy were favorites in our family. What is Blue’s Clues, you ask? It is a play-along, think-along series … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, Christian, Christian Living, Comfort, Conversation, Criticism, encouragement, Faith, Family, Focus, Freedom, Friendship, future, Give life, Go, Gratitude, Happy, Heart, inspiration, joy, Justice, Kindness, LIfe, LIfe Lessons, Love, management, Marriage, Ministry, Money, Motivation, Parenting, Peace, ponder, Power, Praise, prayer, Purpose, reconciliation, Relationship, Relationships, Spiritual, Teaching, Theology, Thinking, Training, Truth, Understanding, Virtues, Waiting, Whining, work
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THE BEST OF TIMES
These are the best of times and these are the worst of times. An old classic, The Tale of Two Cities, begins with this mantra. I put the words in present tense because it feels like we are IN these … Continue reading
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WHO ARE WE IN ALL OF THIS?
Exodus – God’s Way Out When we were first told about this new virus strand that could be dangerous, the media told us to step up our personal hygiene and wash our hands more often. The elderly and people … Continue reading
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ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS…
Exodus – God’s Way Out We are still in the middle of our government led quarantine. We hear that the virus will get worse before it gets better so we stay home, stay clean to stay safe, and we … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Christian Living, Christian Perspective, Creation, Discipleship, Embrace, Encouragement, Faith, First, God, Following Jesus, Forgiveness, Grace, harvest, heaven, Hebrews, Holy Spirit, Hope, insight, investments, Jesus, joy, Leadership, Listen, lost but found, Love, marriage, Mercy, ministry, Philippians, Praise, Prayer, relationship with God, repent, Revelation of Jesus, Salvation, Searching, Teaching, temptations, Thanksgiving, Training, Transformation, trust in God, Truth, Uncategorized, Unconditional love, waiting on God, wisdom
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NOT GUILTY BUT CRUCIFIED
John – God Speaks! Joining God in HIS work of saving the world from sin, first of all, is HIS work, not ours. When we say yes to God we must remember that doing what HE wants will often … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, Christian Living, Church, Comfort, Conversation, encouragement, Faith, Family, Focus, Freedom, Friendship, future, Give life, Go, Gossip, Gratitude, Happy, Heart, inspiration, joy, Justice, Kindness, LIfe, LIfe Lessons, Love, management, Marriage, meditation, Ministry, Motivation, Parenting, Peace, ponder, Power, Praise, prayer, Promises, Purpose, Relationship, Relationships, Spiritual, Teaching, The Cross, Theology, Thinking, Training, Truth, Understanding, Virtues, Waiting, work
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THE HOLY SPIRIT
John – God Speaks! Years ago I led a group of women in Bible Study. The women were all ages and represented each decade. They were awesome! One evening we were talking about how it feels to walk into … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, Christian Living, Church, Comfort, Conversation, encouragement, Faith, Family, Focus, Freedom, Friendship, future, Give life, Go, Gratitude, Happy, Heart, Holy Spirit, inspiration, joy, Justice, Kindness, LIfe, LIfe Lessons, Love, management, Marriage, Ministry, Motivation, Parenting, Peace, ponder, Power, Praise, prayer, Purpose, Relationship, Relationships, Spiritual, Teaching, Theology, Thinking, Training, Truth, Understanding, Virtues, Waiting, work
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LOVE EACH OTHER…SERIOUSLY!
John – God Speaks! The picture of love is so shallow in worldly thinking. The world flaunts sex more than true love, romance (love with conditions) more than lasting love, is always about self and comes at a price … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Christian Living, Christian Perspective, Discipleship, Embrace, Encouragement, Faith, Following Jesus, Forgiveness, Grace, harvest, heaven, Holy Spirit, Hope, hospitality, hugs, insight, investments, Jesus, joy, Leadership, Listen, lost but found, Love, marriage, Mercy, ministry, Philippians, Praise, Prayer, relationship with God, repent, Revelation of Jesus, Salvation, Searching, Teaching, Training, Transformation, trust in God, Truth, Uncategorized, Unconditional love, waiting on God, wisdom
Tagged Christian, Christian Living, Comfort, Conversation, encouragement, Faith, Family, Focus, Freedom, Friendship, future, Give life, Go, Gratitude, Happy, Heart, inspiration, joy, Justice, Kindness, LIfe, LIfe Lessons, Love, management, Marriage, Ministry, Motivation, Parenting, Peace, ponder, Power, Praise, prayer, Purpose, Relationship, Relationships, Spiritual, Teaching, Theology, Thinking, Training, Truth, Understanding, Virtues, Waiting, work
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Daily Manna (Coffee with Jesus) 