Category: GOSPEL OF GRACE
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MY LIST OF “SHOULDS” LEFT ME FEELING LONELY & FRUSTRATED!…
Photo by Chad Madden on Unsplash Much of my growing up took place in an environment with an emphasis on “shoulds.” That is not a bad thing by itself. We all need to learn what we should do in given situations. But I came to see the Christian life as a list of “shoulds.” At… Read more
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GIVE ME MORE! THIS IS NOT ENOUGH!…
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“I want more!” The toddler yells and the family near her scurries around to find a way to to give it to her. Is she wanting more food? Entertainment? or is it just attention she wants? This is often the straw that can break the camel’s back when it comes to family happiness. We learn… Read more
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DO YOU WANT TO BE WISE? START LISTENING WITH YOUR HEART…
During Ron’s recent hospitalization, I learned a lot about wisdom from a conversation I overheard while waiting in the hall. I wasn’t trying to hear it. It just happened. Not only did I learn a lot for myself, I learned a lot to pass on. In the weeks since hearing this conversation, I have thought… Read more
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WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL ABOUT AN EMPTY TOMB?…
She walked through her life with an empty feeling inside. She had been used by men all her adult life until the day she met Jesus. It was an unforgettable day! The Pharisees were ready to stone her because she was found with a man in an adulterous situation. They dragged her to Jesus in… Read more
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JESUS IS ENOUGH TO TURN MY LIFE INTO THE FRESH AROMA OF VIBRANT LIFE!…
synonyms for enough: sufficient, adequate, competent I was looking up some Scripture to prime the pump for our Five Minute Friday word tonight when I bumped into this passage. My plan was to go in another direction, but this group of verses caught my imagination. It combined with some work a friend and I have been doing… Read more
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LEARNING TO EMBRACE GOD’S WILL FOR ME AS GOOD AND PERFECT…
What does embrace mean? To accept or support a belief or change willingly and enthusiastically. That is what my week has been all about! For a few months, I have been working with a group, to plan a women’s retreat. We have been excited to work on it…especially to incorporate some activities that would help… Read more
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AM I BEING ABANDONED WHEN I AM BEING REQUIRED TO DO DIFFICULT THINGS?…
abandon: cease to support or look after (someone); desert. give up completely (a course of action, a practice, or a way of thinking). How often do we feel abandoned by GOD or even those who love us, when they don’t do or say the things we want to hear? Don’t we want to hear GOD… Read more
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IN CHRIST, YOU NO LONGER NEED TO FEEL CONDEMNED…
This is the end of Ash Wednesday. It is the beginning of Lent. As a protestant, Lent hasn’t been a big thing for me. But in the last few years, we have been at a church that does have an Ash Wednesday service. It has been very helpful for me to appreciate the way it… Read more
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IT’S THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY AND I’M SLOWLY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION!…
It’s the middle of January and I haven’t gotten in gear for my blog…for the New Year. For that matter, I wasn’t really in gear for the last few months of last year. But I’m slowly moving in the right direction. I felt overwhelmed, depressed, alone and facing brick wall after brick wall last year.… Read more
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HOW DO YOU NEED TO CONNECT BETTER THIS YEAR?…
Connect. The word for today. It is so important for us as humans to connect with each other. We need more than screens to talk to. We need real human beings with eyes we can look into, hands we can feel and touch with opinions we can agree or disagree with and arms to hug.… Read more
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