Tag: love
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Faith Makes the Cloudy Clear
I find myself in a unique place of questioning and seeking. Obedience seems to lead to more questions than answers. God makes clear to me that my heart must align with his Will and my desires surrender to his plans. So I take another step today. I place all at his feet and do what…
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A New Life I Give You…
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35 NIV “First off I really want to thank you and your family a whole lot. I never thought…
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A New Day
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble” Psalm 46:1 Father, yesterday was a bad day. So many frustrations. I allowed my mindset to be influenced by the circumstances of the day that I had no control over. I surrendered instead of putting on the armor that you have gifted me. I…
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Sixty…
No, I am still not interested in joining AARP! Yes, I will gladly take the senior discount. Malia and I were in a Columbia outlet store and I was buying a pair of hiking shoes a couple of years ago. The store was offering an additional discount for people over 55. As I checked out,…
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From the Pig’s Perspective
Consider this. The chicken is involved and the pig committed. Did you hear about the farmer that has a 3 legged pig. A passerby asked him, “why does your pig have 3 legs?” The farmer responds, “that pig saved us from a house fire by squealing and making noise, waking us up, allowing us to…
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White or Green Grandma?
“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—“ John 1:12 NIV “Are we going to green grandma’s or white grandma’s house first?” My wife, Megan and I were married in Jamaica in June 2006, only to find out that the…
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A Valentines Life
“What did the one watermelon say to the other on Valentine’s Day? You’re one in a melon.” “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”…
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The Gift of Gratitude
“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.” Psalm 9:1 I wake this morning to a need for gratitude. There are things pressing in and pressing down on me this morning. Things that if I let them, will remove the lens of gratitude that…
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Six Months
“My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.” Proverbs 3:11-12 ESV You’ve been gone from this World six months, today. I had you 59 years and the past 6 months seem the…
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Make Today Count
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 What if someone…
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