Demonstrating Faith
There is a woman who serves her church in a ministry to the poor by making a very low cost meal once a week. When COVID 19 hit, the church stopped the ministry, frustrating the cook who knows the needs of the people she was ministering to. She made an interesting observation to her…
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Encourage One Another
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29 When my kids were very young and my husband had been travelling a lot for business, Christmas arrived with little…
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One Rule
Christians know these words are true about Jesus Christ: “King of kings and Lord of lords.” Many can quote the verses that identify Him this way (1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 14:17, 19:16). What do these words mean at a time like this? How is it that we compartmentalize our earthly rulers and our heavenly…
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Prayer and Fasting
Fasting and praying are worth considering during these days of COVID 19. A friend asked me to pray. She felt the issue was big enough in her life that she was going to fast as well as pray. She had recently read the Book of Daniel and was following his example. Driven to Pray…
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No Dying Allowed
“No dying allowed.” We hear these words in our home regularly. It is usually in response to a child looking like they are about to attempt something dangerous (jumping from a high step, grabbing a knife or getting near the open oven door, etc.) Lately, I feel like I am seeing these words on…
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Idle Hands
“Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.” The actual words are not in the scriptures but they came to mind when I read an article that said, “Christians battling porn amid COVID 19 pandemic need more than Jesus to get over their addiction and that’s no heresy, says apologist and author Josh McDowell.”[i] I always…
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