Money, Mercy, and a Mission
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. James 1:27 I don’t know the timing of this event but a mission agency called Compassion Corps had a team volunteering in a village in Africa that…
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Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. Psalm 116:15 I have this thing about the way things feel. I want to be comfortable all the time — think blue jeans and a sweat shirt on cool days of Fall. This includes when I sleep. I can’t rest in…
Read MoreMan Stuff for Women
In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. Ephesians 5:28 I asked my 2 ½ year old grandson, Bruce, what he had done with his Dad while his sister was having a tea party with seven five year old girls today. His…
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So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Matthew 23:28 At a recent social affair an old friend and I were seated with new acquaintances. One of the new acquaintances happened to have grown up in the same town as my friend, recognized the family…
Read MoreWho’s in Heaven?
And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43 Me: I cannot believe that that man will be in heaven with my grandmother! My husband: So, you think Jesus just died for our little sins? This was the end of a conversation between me…
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Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7 “It’s not what you say that people remember, it’s how you make them feel.” I heard this statement in a sermon I was listening to as I rode in…
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