Facing Rejection As a young child I didn’t excel in sports. When it came time to choose sides for a team, I was usually chosen last or next to the last. Later in life I realized I was only inexperienced, not inept. But, the rejection had already taken its...
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As I was thinking about what to cook for dinner, my thoughts drifted to turnips. The turnip is a root vegetable. Small, tender varieties are grown for human consumption. Occasionally we can be growing roots in our life, but they are not meant for human consumption. For example the...
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How Can We Live? Sometimes life can seem like we are on a wheel; going from day to day, week to week, and year to year. Our life seems to vanish in our daily tasks. It makes me think of Jesus’ words when He said, “For whoever desires to...
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There are several types of wounds. I remember as a child occasionally getting hurt while playing outside. I would run home to mom for patching. Some of the wounds were scratches that needed just a hug and band-aid; others required medical attention; and, others ran so deep that they were not seen. Neither Mom...
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Word Ammunition I am sure you have heard many things about the words we speak, such as: be careful what you say because you can’t take it back, or “death and life are in the power of the tongue” (Proverbs 18:21). As a small child I remember many of...
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Are you listening? Occasionally I would hear my mom say this as a child. My mind would wander and others things seemed to be more interesting than getting my marching orders for the day. Today I see the importance of listening. It could be the difference between life and...
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What is the Meaning of Nothing? Nothing is the lack of something. As I look at the verse in Luke 1:37, (”For with God nothing will be impossible”), it makes me contemplate the real significance of nothing. Do I really believe nothing is impossible, or just most things? What...
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Who Hears Your Cry? I have been blessed all of my life with good sleep. The only time I was awakened was when my children were babies and their cry would easily shake me out of sleep. But, my ear was open to their cry. In the very...
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“Don’t force me! Such a thing should not be done…! Don’t do this wicked thing. What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? … But he refused to listen to her, and since he was stronger than she, he raped her.” 2 Samuel 13:12-14 Rape is...
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