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Steps
The human mind plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps. Proverbs 16:9 NRSV When our granddaughter, Blair, first began to walk, we...
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Jan 21, 20232 min read
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Danger
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 NRSV You've likely heard of Robert Craig...
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Jan 20, 20232 min read
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Rock, Rampart, Redeemer
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my...
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Jan 19, 20231 min read
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The Greatest
Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life, to which you were called and for which you made the good confession in...
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Jan 18, 20232 min read
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Bold Prayer
And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 1 John 5:14 NRSV Tell me if this...
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Jan 17, 20232 min read
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Pairings
Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14 NRSV Imagine we are playing a game...
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Jan 16, 20231 min read
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Morning Routines
Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul....
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Jan 15, 20232 min read
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Skipping Records
Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive...
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Jan 14, 20232 min read
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Searching
Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor. Proverbs 21:21 NRSV Recently, Janice and I started a decluttering...
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Jan 13, 20232 min read
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Circle and Center
"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who...
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Jan 12, 20232 min read
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Nature's Delight
Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them. Psalms 111:2 NIV Have you ever noticed how we sometimes...
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Jan 11, 20231 min read
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By Faith
God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate...
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Jan 10, 20232 min read
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I Have a Secret
Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out. Acts 3:19 NRSV I have a secret! I have several, as well as most,...
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Jan 9, 20232 min read
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Photographs
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven....
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Jan 8, 20232 min read
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Guess How Much
God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. 1 John 4:9...
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Jan 7, 20232 min read
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Identifying Features
I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. John 13:34 NRSV A...
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Jan 6, 20232 min read
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Worry
"So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today." Matthew 6:34 NRSV Are...
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Jan 5, 20232 min read
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Plans
For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope....
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Jan 4, 20232 min read
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Entrepreneurship
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which...
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Jan 3, 20232 min read
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New Life
Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life. 1 Corinthians 5:22 NLT One...
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Jan 2, 20232 min read
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