Category: GOSPEL OF GRACE
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THIS WILL END YOUR ROUTINE LIFE IN A CATACLYSMIC WAY!…
The word for today’s Five Minute Friday is routine. Join me and the many others of us who write for five minutes on this word without editing. Do you ever feel that your life has gotten into a dull routine of sorts? You walk through it sometimes without thinking. The busier your life is, the more… Read more
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WHAT IS OUR RESPONSE TO THE WEALTH OF WAYS GOD PROVIDES FOR US?…
As I was thinking about what to write this week for the word provide, I came across the passage below. Before we skip over the word rich thinking it doesn’t apply to us, we need to realize that if we are Americans, we are rich by comparison to most people in the world. We have… Read more
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WHAT IS THE TRUTH ABOUT BEING EMOTIONALLY TIRED?…
It seems that the past couple of years have been colored with the word tired. It hasn’t been from too much activity or exercise, but it has been the emotional tired that comes from watching a loved one go downhill and feeling that the things you try to do to help aren’t working. Obviously, I… Read more
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WHAT IS THE COST OF THE ULTIMATE REGRET?…
Have you ever laid in bed at night agonizing with regret over a particular incident in your life. You lie there reliving every detail and nuance. What you said or did. What they said or did. Why what you said was so dumb or hurtful. Why you were so thoughtless or you ask yourself: What… Read more
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IS YOURS A BEAUTY THAT WILL LAST?…
This past few months, I have been in a Bible study of I Peter. A portion of this past week’s study was on the passage below. It is a reminder of what GOD’s priorities are regarding beauty vs. what those of our culture tend to be. How different! The emphasis of our culture is on… Read more
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WILL “WHY” GET ME TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM?…
In order to get some perspective on such a broad word as “why” I decided to put it into Biblegateway to see what came up. As you can imagine, There were more references than I could manage. But it was interesting to see all the questions starting in Genesis, in many stories through the Pentateuch,… Read more
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WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR YOU TO BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PRIVILEGE?…
I have discovered that I often don’t appreciate the privileges I have until I either lose them or nearly lose them. At this point, I can think of a clear example. I really didn’t consider my ability to think and remember things a privilege…until my epilepsy had quite a huge flare in the late 1990’s… Read more
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WHEN DO I AGREE…AND TO WHAT EXTENT?…
This has been quite a week! One thing that has been on my mind has been this question: Do we have to agree with everything another person believes to be able to work with them? I have thought of this in regard to government of course, but it applies in many other places as well.… Read more
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THE IMPORTANT QUESTION: TO WHOM DO I SURRENDER?…
Surrender: to give oneself up into the power of another. In order to surrender voluntarily, I need to understand something about the One to whom I am surrendering. What is He like? How will He treat me? Will He at least be fair and just in His treatment of me? [bctt tweet=”In order to surrender voluntarily,… Read more
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BECOMING INTENTIONAL IS THE BEST WAY TO BEAT OVERWHELMED!…
Intentional is our word for today’s Five Minute Friday. I have enjoyed writing these last few words for the beginning of 2018 (intentional, simplify, motivate). They have helped me put into words, some of my thoughts as I face the New Year. I needed to be intentional about getting quite a few things in order.… Read more
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