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Radically Grateful
I have a phobia of my zipper being down. I don’t know why and surmise this is the result of some embarrassment as a child that caused a trauma that now lives within me as a silly, unsurrendered fear. As I was coming out of the Men’s Bathroom one Sunday morning, I was doing my…
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Mamaw’s Eggs
The Good ‘Ol Days “Brothers and sisters, I do not consider that I have made it my own yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the [heavenly] prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”…
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Lemon Twist
There is a saying that goes “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” I remember a relative once saying this to me and I quickly uttered ‘when life gives you lemons, take them, cut them apart, sew the seeds and create a lemon orchard. Then harvest those lemons and make lemonade. Provide them for pies,…
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Time Travels
“I went to bed a young man and woke up an old man.” William Danny Mullins, Jr. I’ll never forget those words spoken by my father in the latter years of his life. It was in that moment of vulnerability and transparency from my dad that I moved from son to fellow brother in Christ…
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Attn: Satan
You cannot have our kids. You cannot have Megan and my kids. You cannot have the friends of our kids. You cannot have our friend’s kids. I declare in the name of the Almighty God that you can no longer have unfettered access to my kids or any kids within my sphere of reach and…
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Pay Raise
“God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.” Matthew…
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What We Allow In, Surely Spews Out
I don’t know the author of this, but relate to this so much. What we allow in to our hearts and minds will surely spill out. “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23 “I LOVE THIS ANALOGY:You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along…
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Dear Vice-President Kamala Harris and for President Donald Trump, I am praying for you. As you prepare for your debate tonight, I am praying for you.
I am praying that truth will prevail. Not ‘your truth,’ but defendable, identifiable, verifiable truth. I am praying that a keen awareness comes over you that the Presidency of the United States is not an experiment, but a sacred responsibility to carefully and cautiously protect all citizens first and foremost. I pray that your heart…
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Standing On The Promises Involves Knowing The Promises
‘I stand on God’s Word.’ Great! Consider moving it from under your feet. Opening it on your lap. And filling your mind with its truth, in preparation for the battle that exists every day. “For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in…
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Your Gifts are Magnificent
“How great are thy works, O Lord? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches.” Psalm 103:24 NIV This spider web greeted Megan Mullins and me this morning on a corner of our garage after some much needed rain. I was immediately drawn to Psalm 103:24 and the awareness…