We now live on the west coast of North America, which has so many benefits. New Year’s Eve culminates at 9 PM EST. Hallelujah! We can celebrate with friends and be asleep by 10 PM Pacific. It’s fabulous! The difficulty can sometimes be found in spoilers such as the final score on a football game … Continue reading Spoiler alert: God wins
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Got Ashes?
February 14, 2024 Today marks the beginning of Lent, and Valentine’s Day. The seemingly strange combination of observances has me pondering this morning. Ashes and flowers. Fasting and special dinners. Abstinence and huge chocolate hearts. And this scripture that reminds me of another unanticipated occurrence. ”God made him (Jesus) who had no sin to be … Continue reading Got Ashes?
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Consume Not Folly
God’s ways are counterintuitive. ”Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.”Isaiah 55:2 NIV I’m participating in a 21-day fast and concentrated prayer season along with my dear man. … Continue reading Consume Not Folly
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Waste Not, Want Not
Waste is an interesting word for a writing prompt, but it’s the one offered by Kate today. I don’t want to waste an opportunity to attempt to be an encouragement for the Lord, and at the same time I don’t want to be wasteful with words. ‘Waste not, want not’ is an expression I’ve heard … Continue reading Waste Not, Want Not
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What good is a far off God?
Gratefully, I am attending a small neighborhood Bible study with a few other women seeking to know God more intimately. We’re just beginning a study which proposes that we choose joy. The teacher, in our first lesson, held out a premise from Scripture that we are invited to consider. Was Jesus purely a man of … Continue reading What good is a far off God?
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I Wonder What’s Been Stored
”All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.“Luke 2:18-19 NLT I think because it’s the Christmas season and so many of us are writing about Advent scriptures and themes, I have pondered longer this year on the idea of Mary storing … Continue reading I Wonder What’s Been Stored
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Turn My Eyes Upon Jesus
I read the email Friday morning from Kate Motaung and saw that ‘turn’ is her word for us today. It’s the Five Minute Friday writing prompt for anyone who wants to write along. Come, join us! I read ‘turn’, and then my heart began to sing the refrain of this old hymn. Realizing I don’t … Continue reading Turn My Eyes Upon Jesus
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