As a kid, I loved to play hopscotch. Depending on the day, I could hit all the squares with one foot. Other days, I had to take a minute to set my feet on solid ground before moving forward or jumping to the left or to the right. As an adult, I find myself playing […]
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“So don’t lose a minute in building on what you’ve been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your
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“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!” Isaiah 52:7 This season is all about good news! But sometimes it just doesn’t feel so good. The traffic. The parties. The gift buying. The
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“Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.” John 13:17 I fondly remember the most joyful moment of my life. It was the day I washed the feet of a voodoo priest. Yep, you read that right! Jean Pierre, was a voodoo priest, actively practicing in Haiti. I suppose sometimes
“The unfolding of your word gives light; so even the simple can understand.” Psalm 119:130 I always loved playing connect the dots. For some reason the curiosity and mystery of the hidden picture intrigued me. The ones that guided me number by number of course, were easy. But as I grew older, the discovery of
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“For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure. A craving for everything we see and pride in our achievements. But the world is fading away. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever”. I John 2:16-17 To do or not to do. That’s a decision we make every minute of every
My husband and I have spent a week working to get a huge dead limb out of the top of our tree. It’s been hanging around for a while and has been an eyesore to us, but today, when we finally got it down, the rest of the tree seemed to cry out in praise.
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“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8 This is a comforting promise that Jesus gives and a
Excuses are so easy to justify. Just one more bite. Just one more hour of sleep. Just one more little lie. Just one more time to gossip. Just one more (insert behavior here). And some behaviors have little consequences, but some have big! Some only affect us and our well-being, but many affect others as well.