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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
God Is Inclusive
Revelation 7:9-10 (NLT) … I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged eyes of love, inclusion, Revelation 7:9-10, unity
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I’m Back!
I’m back from a long and pleasant road trip. I did some of my morning Bible reading in the car, hubby at the wheel, cruise control at 70 mph. Along the way, God was with me. Psalm 139:3 You … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged omnipresent, praise the Lord, Psalm 139:3
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To My Writer Friends
Are you in a critique group? Would you like to be? It’s worth your while. Here are three reasons — in a blog post published by COMPEL Training.
Posted in Constructive Thought
Tagged COMPEL Training, critique groups
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God’s Goads and the Devil’s Darts
You feel a heart-stab. Beware … it may not be coming from God. Ephesians 6:16 (ESV) In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one. … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged Ephesians 6:16, flaming darts, goads, Psalm 23:3
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Goaded onto the Right Path
Psalm 23:6 (ESV) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Decades ago, I heard a pastor describe Psalm 23’s Goodness and Mercy as two … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged goads, Goodness and Mercy, Psalm 23:6, sheepdogs
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Goaded Hearts
God’s sharp goads were at work when Peter spoke to the crowd at Pentecost: Acts 2:37 (NASB) Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged Acts 2:37, God's goads, pierced hearts, the right path
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Kicking Against the Goads
Saul described his encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus: Acts 26:14 (ESV) And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged Acts 26:14, Acts 7, goads, Stephen's death
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Sustaining the Soul
Jeremiah 15:16 (TLB) Your words are what sustain me; they are food to my hungry soul. Sustain — to keep up and keep going. My soul is sustained by the power of God’s Word, nothing more, nothing less. … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged Basil of Caesarea, food for the soul, Jeremiah 15:16
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Daily Bread for the Soul
Matthew 6:11 (ESV) Give us this day our daily bread. Food for our bodies, daily. Food for our souls, also daily. Not an hour on Sunday and we’re good for the week. Not Christmas and Easter and we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged Bible study, daily bread, food for the soul, Matthew 6:11, prayer
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