Praise the Invisible
In God we boast all day long, And praise Your name forever. Psalm 44:8 Growing up, my Dad had a practice of reminding us that though he didn’t know everything, he knew there were things to know. He would often give one of us a little slap on the rear as we walked by…
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Like Mr. Rogers
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Galatians 5;14 (NKJV) Mr. Rogers loved his neighbors, right? There are limitless ways to love our neighbors. It seems that the church has gone to great lengths to (rightly) teach that our “neighbors” are not…
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What Did You Say?
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Proverbs 12:18 (ESV) Some of our daughter’s first words made me blush and I wasn’t even a Christian. I did not worry about the words I used and certainly there was no concern for what…
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Help and Strength
Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. Psalm 33:20 (NKJV) Sometimes when I talk to women it seems like what I hear of their “Christian” worldview includes the following: “I should feel no pain.” “Everyone will be willing to participate in and support the ministries I love.”…
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Remembering Not to Forget
Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. Psalm 33:20 A few years ago a friend was going through a scary time of symptoms and tests and waiting for a diagnosis. I talked to her the day she was going for the first test. She told me that she…
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