Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott

Safe Shelter for Trafficking Victims

Last Thursday, New Jersey’s Bergan County Prosecutor’s Office announced they’d broken up an international human trafficking ring. 22 people were arrested and more than 50 victims identified. The ring had operated in New Jersey and New York for six years. … Continue reading

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The Truth Be Told in Love

  There’s more than one way to tell the truth.     Ephesians 4:15 (NLT) We will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ. Be more like Jesus. Speak the truth God’s way. … Continue reading

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The Truth Be Told

  The truth be told, not always with words.     1 John 3:18 (NIV) Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. True love–more than words!      

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Truth Will Tell

  “If I speak what is false, I must answer for it; if truth, it will answer for me.” Thomas Fuller, (1608-1661)   Stand out from the clamoring crowd. Let truth do your talking.       Thomas Fuller was … Continue reading

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Tell the Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth

Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?     Keep it simple. Tell the truth. The whole truth. Proverbs 12:22 The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in … Continue reading

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To Tell the Truth

  To tell the truth, I don’t know who’s telling the truth. What “truth” do you question?   Opinion parading as truth Anything quoting anonymous sources or experts One-sided fact-checkers Clickbait headlines Here’s an intriguing thought from the Apostle Paul: … Continue reading

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Sheltering Unborn Black Lives

Last Friday was the 2021 March for Life–virtual this year. Abortion is on my mind. I cringe at the number of abortions in our country. This 2018 data breaks my heart. It comes from the CDC.   Basically, black babies … Continue reading

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Simply Unacceptable

  This week we looked at the unacceptable: words, thoughts, worship and work.     Note to self: The unacceptable words, thoughts, worship and work have no tie to reading ability or academic achievement. Acceptance is tied to wisdom. Where … Continue reading

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Unacceptable Work

  Work hard.     1 Corinthians 3:11-13 (NLT) For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ. Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials—gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, … Continue reading

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Unacceptable Worship

  God doesn’t want our castoffs. He has no use for our leftovers. The Bible tells us so.   Malachi 1:6-7 (TLB)  “I am your Father and Master, yet you don’t honor me, O priests, but you despise my name.” … Continue reading

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