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I KEEP IT SHORT & SIMPLE.
Why?Almost half of American adults read below high school level. God looks at your heart, not your reading skills. Big faith can be built on simple words.
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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
Protect Older Folks
Leviticus 19:32 (MSG) Show respect to the aged; honor the presence of an elder. Even if you’re not at risk, follow the guidelines. You owe it to your parents and grandparents. Or perhaps your presence in their lives is the … Continue reading
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Keep Your Distance
Proverbs 27:12 (GNT) Sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later. Be sensible, and keep a safe distance. Think ahead. Might be COVID-19 isn’t the … Continue reading
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Cover Your Mouth
James 3:5 (CEV) The tongue is . . . an evil power that dirties the rest of the body and sets a person’s entire life on fire. Your mouth can be the source of nasty germs–germs with power to infect … Continue reading
Wash Your Hands
Isaiah 1:16 (MSG) Go home and wash up. Clean up your act. Sweep your lives clean of your evildoings. Go home, wash your hands, wipe your doorknobs, sanitize your counters. Clean out those germs! Stop and think. Where have those … Continue reading
Biblical Precautions
Are you following pandemic precautions? I wash my hands I cover my mouth I keep my distance I watch out for my elders When I was out and about last week–hands washed, mouth covered–some related Bible verses … Continue reading
Next Up: Sheltering Vulnerable Children
We’re anxious to get things back to normal. For some kids, normal is forever gone. This from Andrew Morley, President and CEO of World Vision International: “We are wrong if we think this is not a children’s disease. … Continue reading
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Lost and Found
“Lost time is never found again.” John Hill Aughey (1828-1911) Don’t lose time during this time of social distancing. Find good ways to put it to use.
Now and Then
In the words of Paul: 1 Corinthians 13:11 (NIV) When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood … Continue reading
Short and Simple
Let me take a minute to remind you why I keep things short and simple. Lot’s of folks don’t like to read. It shouldn’t cut them off from Bible truths. Think about Jesus: Let your light shine. Turn … Continue reading
Here and There
I confess, O God, that’s it’s tempting to dwell on the things I miss. I fondly remember all the best and skip right over the things I used to whine over. I’m a lot like the ancient Israelites: Numbers … Continue reading