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Eternal Intervention

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Have you ever had one of those moments where you needed an intervention in your thought process and God was faithful to provide it? It’s so easy to let the cares of this world keep us from thinking from an eternal perspective regarding our mission here.  This morning God interrupted my thoughts with Revelation 22.  […]

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Delight In Disciplie

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After raising 14 children to adulthood, I’ve seen the principles of this proverb first hand.  You can spend time explaining why discipline is necessary and even back it with scripture that clearly indicates that discipline occurs because of love: For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom […]

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Delight In Disciplie

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After raising 14 children to adulthood, I’ve seen the principles of this proverb first hand.  You can spend time explaining why discipline is necessary and even back it with scripture that clearly indicates that discipline occurs because of love: For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom […]

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In His Name

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One of the things I teach all my children is that they carry our family’s name wherever they go.  Our name is about honesty, love, respect, diligence,  integrity, forgiveness, mercy, and more. When we go places, their behavior reflects that name.  They can choose to uphold the character I want connected with our name or […]

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Shepherd Well

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As parents, we are shepherds to our children; providing safety and guidance as the grow to maturity.  This task is impossible to do without knowledge and understanding.  The demand continues to increase as they grow; as does the weight and importance of their choices.  For, our precious sheep(children) will stray at times.  We must be […]

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The Work Trip

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When the gospel struck my heart for real the first time, I gave up my life and asked God to guide me.  In looking back, I didn’t even have a clue of what would happen next.  I was simply knew I had sinned against Him and needed His forgiveness and guidance. I didn’t fully understand […]

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Walking In Truth

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What a beautiful, simple, and powerful verse and prayer request!  What impact would we have  if every step we took was in line with God’s word?  Each one a simple act of obedience to our Heavenly Father giving Him glory. How sweet that would be!  When we walk on the foundation of the Word, our […]

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He Has Overcome

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I have to admit today is a day where I need to fight for joy.  Not that it’s not present, but that I need to fight to remember it.  Its so easy to fix our eyes on our circumstances.  There have been so many deaths, diagnoses of cancer and divorces that have bruised my heart […]

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Worship

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The older I get, the more I hate sin, the more I desire time with Christ, and the harder I fight to focus on Him.  The world is certainly seemingly more complex, but in reality we struggle with the same things the men and women of old struggled with; distractions for the flesh.  We suffer […]

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Confess And Pray

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As I came upon this passage of scripture, I wondered how many of us have relationships with others in the body of Christ where we can feel safe enough to confess our sins.  Too many times church can be a country club of people trying to look their best instead of genuinely pursuing Christ and […]