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Set Your Mind …

“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and […]

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It’s About Someone Else Today

Someone needs you today, they need you to pray. Pray for healing Pray for peace Pray for calm Pray for contentment Pray for comfort Pray for thankfulness Take a moment today to think about someone else and pray, and perhaps someone else will be praying for you! “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, […]

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We Matter!

I pulled up to an intersection and there sat a disheveled-looking man holding the usual sign. I wondered who he was … where he came from … what his life story was. I didn’t ask … the light changed … and I drove off! But I came away with this thought: We matter to God! […]

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Walking with God …

Last week we talked about walking closer with God…how are you doing with that this week?  We included in our post one of my favorite verses Psalm 119:105 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Are you letting the light of God’s word lead you this week? I pray you […]

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Love That Grows

Good morning!  We are taking a much needed break and will be back with a full blog next week. In the meantime, I wanted to leave you with these thoughts from the Apostle Paul found in Philippians 1: 9-11 9 “I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep […]

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There is Always a Price to Pay

“For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it” (Luke 14:28) When my wife and I first got married, we were driving a yellow and black Dodge Dart GT … and man alive, it could run!  You see, it could […]

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Is My Name Written There?

“And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.”  (Philippians 4:3) One of the greatest privileges of living in the “land of the free and the home of the brave’” […]

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Carving Our Name on Hearts or Marble?

“And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope.  Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”  (Romans 5:3-5) (NKJV) Hallmark movies are so predictable.  Individuals […]

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“Would You Hold My Hand?”

“My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.”  (Psalm 63:8) While preparing to fly home after a week-long meeting in the upper Midwest part of the country, this question was asked of me by a complete stranger. The pilot had already warned us of bad weather … it was already raining pretty hard as […]

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When The Sails Are Torn

“For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and shade from the heat …” (Isaiah 25:4) Looking out the back window, the lake was so calm with little to no movement.  It had the reflective appearance of a mirror as the sun […]

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