Tag Archives: Virtues

BLESSED

Matthew – Fulfilled Years ago, on a mission trip with college students, one of our goals was to take a three hour hike up into the mountains to present our message to a waiting youth group. It meant getting up … Continue reading

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JESUS PREPARED

Matthew – Fulfilled The big test is tomorrow! You agonize over it for it will mean a lot to your progress in class. Your score will be figured in heavily to all the daily work you put into this coursework. … Continue reading

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WHAT COUNTS IS SIMPLE

Matthew – Fulfilled What really counts? Is it pretending to get along with everyone while scheming to be in control of them? Is it going to church as a testimony to the world that you belong to a noble group? … Continue reading

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THE JOSEPH PERSPECTIVE

Matthew — Fulfilled The story of Jesus doesn’t begin with Jesus. God had been at work for a long time. Salvation which is the main business of Jesus, is an old business. Jesus is the coming together in final form … Continue reading

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THE SIGH OF GOD

Malachi 3 There is a small group of first graders gathered around the kidney shaped reading table. I am passionately teaching them about the wonders of our phonetic language and how putting it all together with the context of the … Continue reading

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LOVE AND LOYALTY

Malachi 2 Loyalty is relentless devotion, constancy. Loyalty is holding a strong allegiance. Loyalty is fidelity. All these words imply a sense of duty or of devoted attachment to something or someone. When we love deeply and honestly, we are … Continue reading

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INTIMATE LOVE

Malachi – The Answer to what God wants As I prayed about what to study and learn after reading and meditating on the Psalms, which taught us many ways to praise God, I am drawn to Malachi, the Prophet. This … Continue reading

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THE LAST SONG

Psalm 150 Here we are. We did it! We have spent the last few months (more than 150 days!) reading, studying, meditating, learning and trying to live the messages of the psalms, all 150 of them. It’s been a great … Continue reading

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A BRAND NEW SONG!

Psalms – The Final Hallelujahs! How awesome it is to get something brand new! We had new carpet laid yesterday in three rooms to replace the dirty, worn mauve, (Randy called it pink yuck), that we never liked. We promised … Continue reading

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THE ONLY NAME WORTH PRAISING!

Psalms–The Final Hallelujahs The word praise is used thirteen times in these fourteen verses. The psalm begins in the highest heavens and ends with the little nation of Israel. If any psalm reveals the glory and grandeur of the worship … Continue reading

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