Memories on the branches My family was faced with having to throw away memories this year. It was a loss I did not expect. We found black mold in our garage. The ornaments my children made for me when they were in elementary school had to be thrown away. Loss...
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A Little Knowledge Can Be Dangerous My friend’s coworker made cookies for the office. As people were enjoying the cookies they noticed there was something really crunchy about them. After investigating, it appeared that the coworker had little knowledge of baking. She had purchased a mix for the cookies...
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How do you live a life of holiness when you have a loss? Do you feel tempted on all fronts, weak and finding it hard to endure? You are not alone, so did Jesus. Living a life of holiness requires a commitment to surrender even when there are so many...
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Rain, Rain Go Away When I was a young girl I would sing a song with the lyrics, “Rain, rain, go away, come back some other day.” Now as an adult I realize the importance of rain. Nothing grows without rain. When we experience rain in our life,...
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During times of great hardship, you may find that you need infilling. The Lord is willing to accommodate. He understands. Lord, I am seeking a deeper relationship with you. I want to be filled with the Spirit. Lead me and empower me, Lord. I pray “that He would grant you,...
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Truth Addressed In our society the word “truth” has taken on a political viewpoint. When I was in school, and had a test that was T or F, for true or false, there was only one answer. If I told my teacher that it was my truth even if...
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Abuse, rape, molestation and traumatic events may result in a wall of separation being formed. The holy spirit can take this wall down and heal inner hurts. You can receive this blessing by releasing the pain to God. In You, O Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be put to...
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Disenchanted with God? There are people who believed in God at one time and then became disenchanted. One possibility is the fact that when we pray and do not get the exact results that we expect, then we come to the conclusion that God doesn’t care or worse, He...
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Our service men and women take an oath when they enter into the military… “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. That...
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Reflection Brings Understanding As I ponder four years ago and it was the last day of our honeymoon; my new husband and I had our whole future ahead of us. That day, December 7, I had no idea my dear husband would pass on to eternity seven months later...
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