Tag: faith
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Discipline Now So I Can Direct Later
A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother. Discipline your children, and they will give you peace;they will bring you the delights you desire. Servants cannot be corrected by mere words;though they understand, they will not respond. Proverbs 29: 15, 17 & 19 NIV Maaaammaaaa!! The wailing continued as…
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The Summer Slide
“Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you.” Galatians 5:1 MSG It’s summertime. And as wonderful as this time of year is, I tend to feel pieces of my life slide into laziness. During the summer, we miss…
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The Life Ring is Waiting
They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them. Nehemiah 9:17 NIV “Ready, set, THROW!” A white life preserver…
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Flowers vs Weeds
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17 My little girls love picking mommy “flowers.” The flowers that happen to be the most prevalent in their world are technically categorized as weeds. You know…
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Don’t wear that — wear this instead.
“The truth is in Jesus. Put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” Ephesians 4:21-24 ESV…
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Do I Step Here?
Hiking is one of my favorite pastimes. I revel in the exertion of trekking up a new peak. And at the top, I’m rewarded with the view. The glory of God’s creation from a different perspective than I’ve experienced before. Nothing is better than that. However, I’ve been lost before, which is not a pleasant…
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Intentional About Your Temple
Did you make a New Year’s resolution this year? Did it happen to be about losing weight or caring for your health? Yep. Me too. I’ve been examining my diet for the last while and have realized that sugar needs to go away for a while. Yes, it’s hard. Yes, there seem to be cupcakes,…
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Holy Slow
People who are ruled by their desires think only of themselves. Everyone who is ruled by the Holy Spirit thinks about spiritual things. If our minds are ruled by our desires, we will die. But if our minds are ruled by the Spirit, we will have life and peace. Romans 8:5-6 CEV Have you ever had…
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You Don’t Have to Breastfeed–Pt 2 “7 Reasons I Chose Not To”
Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:4 Earlier this year I wrote a blog post titled “You Don’t Have to Breastfeed — Pt 1: Stop the Shame” and promised readers that I would create a part two of the series explaining why…
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When Mom Is Involved in a Miracle
On the third day, a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” “Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not…
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