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Monthly Archives: March 2014
May Your Blessings Outnumber the Shamrocks (Monday)
What do you know about St. Patrick? I’m guessing he was Irish He used a shamrock to describe God He drove the snakes out of Ireland Patrick of Ireland was born in Great Britain. At age sixteen, he was captured by … Continue reading
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Let Your Light Shine (Friday)
I was fortunate to work with Dr. John S. Madara. He was an old-school general practitioner, a shining ray of medical and spiritual wisdom. It wasn’t unusual for someone to grasp his hand and say, “I’ll never forget what you did for … Continue reading
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Let Your Light Shine (Thursday)
God says Let your light shine at the oddest moments. God: See that car? Let her into traffic. Help him pick up the coins he dropped. Let them go through the check-out line first. I expected a bigger assignment. I’m … Continue reading
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Let Your Light Shine (Wednesday)
“We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining–they just shine.” D. L. Moody (1837-1899) Mr. Moody … Continue reading
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Let Your Light Shine (Tuesday)
Matthew 5:14 (ESV) You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Don’t hide your light. And don’t try to rearrange it a la Daylight Savings Time. Don’t save up all … Continue reading
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Let the Light Shine (Monday)
Take an hour from front end of the day, tack it on the back end and call it daylight savings. Does that make any sense? Does it have to make sense for me to like it? I hate spring forward, but fall … Continue reading
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What’s in Your Closet? (Friday)
South African writer, teacher and pastor Andrew Murray (1828-1917) gets the final word on this week’s topic. “Let it be your business every day, in the secrecy of the inner chamber, to meet the holy God. You will … Continue reading
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What’s in Your Closet? (Thursday)
God helps me spring-clean my spiritual closet. God: What’s hanging here? Looks like sarcasm and rush to judgment.. Me: Hey! They used to be my favorites. I might want them someday. God: You outgrew these years ago. … Continue reading
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What’s in Your Closet? (Ash Wednesday)
It’s Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. It’s time to prepare our souls for Easter. Traditionally, folks give up something for Lent; that is, they sacrifice something for a few weeks in recognition of the sacrifice Christ made on our … Continue reading
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What’s in Your Closet (Tuesday)
What lurks in the dark corners of the closet of your soul? Old secrets, hidden sins, false belief? 2 Corinthians 4:6 (KJV) For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, … Continue reading
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