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How Judgy Are You?
My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,“ but say to the poor man, “You stand there“ or “Sit on the floor by my feet,“ have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? James 2:2-4 He bore a weariness I noticed with skeptical eyes. As he continued to walk toward me, I nudged my husband…
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Family Life
With the help of Silas, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it. She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark. Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ. 1 Peter 5:12-14 I am just completing a Bible Study on 1 Peter, and oh how I want to share the many things I have learned in this fantastic book of the Bible. But I have settled upon sharing the…
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Perseverance
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4 I am a quitter. I am guilty of quitting things when they get too complicated. For instance, I have started writing my third book several times in the past months, but it is hard. So, I quit. To keep writing, I am going to have to push through some very tough moments. I will have to allow myself to be very uncomfortable and do things I…
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Spring Cleaning: 3 Steps to Declutter Your Heart
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 (AMP) The living room is cluttered with Fisher Price toys and baby paraphernalia. Closets are busting at the hinges. Cabinets barely close. This house feels too small for all our stuff, and that’s just the physical chaos. The kids constantly run circles around the floor plan and, turn up the TV volume to compete with their own voices. I can’t find peace anywhere. Can you relate? So what do you do about it? Well, we bought a bigger house. We moved into our dream home, with four bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a huge yard,…
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Why Am I So Embarrassed?
“For my eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from me, nor is their iniquity concealed from my eyes.” Jeremiah 16:17 (ESV) Hey guys, can we talk about something embarrassing for a minute? I want to talk about my kitchen dish rag. I’m a little embarrassed to ask you this question because I am afraid you will think I am gross or something. OK, here it goes….do your dish rags stink? Do you have that? Do you have stinky, icky, dirty dish rags in your sink, or am I the only one? It’s embarrassing to bring this up and talk about it because I feel like I am the only one…
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The Spiritual Discipline of Living the Devoted Life
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. Psalm 42:1 You may ask yourself, why is it important for Christians to participate in regular devotions? I have found, when we are committed to the pursuit of something and want to be steadfast and faithful to it, we must be devoted to it. The most important thing we have to be devoted to is our relationship with God. In the act of “doing” or “having” devotions, we come into God’s presence as we read and meditate on the Word of God. Jesus, by His example, shows us the importance of regular quiet time…
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Do You Have Enough Faith?
After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out? “He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.“ Mark 9:28-29 In the story of Jesus healing a demon-possessed boy, the disciples are confused about why they could not drive out the demons. We are unsure if it was a lack of faith on the part of the disciples that caused their efforts to fail or if they didn’t have the authority to perform the miracle at the time. But I understand their frustration. Have you ever prayed for something good and not received it? We know God’s plan is always for us…
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An Invocation of Grace
Happy Easter! I pray you and your family are blessed this beautiful morning as we celebrate the risen Savior. Here is an Easter poem I wrote a few years ago. Be blessed!! The fog settles in, resting on top of the soft ground, giving the new baby grasslings a gentle kiss good morning. The hazy appearance of heaven dropping down for a visit, declares that Jesus is alive today, yearning for us. A chill in the air reminds us of the winter we have endured, in hopes of a fresh new spring being released into attendance. The stone has rolled away and we celebrate today with the hope that has…
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Resurrection Eggs for Families
Today’s devotion looks different because I wanted it to be an interactive event we can use throughout this week leading up to Easter. Resurrection Eggs for Family Devotions Did you ever do the Resurrection Eggs with your children? Our family had a set of these eggs, and it was such a powerful visual to the story of Easter. I wanted to give us something visual to use during this Easter season. So, I created Ressurection Eggs for adults and families. There are no actual eggs involved (unless you want there to be), but a journey through Jesus’ last week on earth, as told through the Gospels. Make sure to grab…
