Category: GOSPEL OF GRACE
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GOD IS DOING A NEW THING!…
I’m writing a few posts this month about things that are new. As I have come into this New Year, I have needed to hear some encouraging words. I have had discouraging words raging inside my head as well as watching the news (less than usual because it is discouraging.) That is also disheartening. I know… Read more
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CAN OUR GRIEF AND HOPE COEXIST, IN TRUTH?…
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This has been a very sad Christmas season. I can’t get around it. No matter how hard I try. This has been a sad month. This past month has been extremely sad for people I know and love. It has included many stressors and griefs. I’ll only name a few. Two friends have gotten horrible… Read more
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JESUS IS THE KING OF KINGS. WHAT IS YOUR GIFT TO HIM?…
This is the time of year that we think of Jesus as a baby in a manger. The picture for us is often sentimental. But we realize He is weak and powerless too. Yes, we know He was GOD in flesh. But that picture in our mind is far from one of the King of… Read more
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WHY HAS HOPE BEEN A STRONG WORD TO THE PEOPLE OF GOD?…
In the past year, I have been using the H- word a lot. But I realize that we often have a foggy understandings of what Biblical hope is. It has been a powerful word to GOD’s people down through history. It has been profound. I have had to ask myself this question. Why has hope… Read more
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CAN THE MIX OF HOLIDAYS & FAMILY BE A HAPPY ONE? PART IV…
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Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash As I have thought about family and holidays, I have realized that so often, our special family times during the holidays fall short of what we hoped for and expected. We tend to have a picture in our mind of how things will go. The further we live from… Read more
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CAN THE MIX OF HOLIDAYS & FAMILY BE A HAPPY ONE? PART II…
As we think more about preparing for being together as a family, or with difficult people at the holidays, here are some helpful tips. I don’t feel like an expert at all. Some have worked better than others at different times. For me, the key tends to relate most to my attitude, not to the… Read more
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DO YOU HAVE A GRATEFUL HEART OR ARE YOU ENTITLED?…
Gratefulness…Thankfulness…We try to teach our children to have these qualities as soon as they can talk. Sometimes we assume that because they say “thank you” at the appropriate times that they actually are grateful! In fact, we even think that about ourselves! But have we ever thought about why we are so prone to be… Read more
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HOW TO BLESS ONE EXPECTANT MOM…
How do you bless one mom? I think it may have happened tonight. I can brag on those who did it because I wasn’t one of the organizers…but let me back up. Tonight some women had a shower for a mom who is going to have baby #3. But it wasn’t a shower like most.… Read more
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WHERE IS COMFORT AND HEALING FOR A BROKEN HEART?…
Photo by Christian Regg on Unsplash Where does the broken hearted person go for comfort and healing? Ultimately, we go to Christ of course, where true comfort and healing is found. He is the only one who truly understands the depth of our pain. He is the only one who truly understands the depth of… Read more
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LOOK BACK TO SEE WHAT GOD HAS DONE…
This past weekend our church celebrated the 30th anniversary of it’s founding. The celebration was delayed by a couple of weeks, but it happened. It was quite delightful. If I had to guess, I would say that probably half the people there were visitors from the past. Others around me made this estimate. It was… Read more
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