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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
Fit for Discipline
When the word discipline popped into my head as I prayed for guidance for 2020, I looked to the Bible for clarification. Here’s one of the first verses I found: 1 Timothy 4:7 (AMP) Discipline yourself for the … Continue reading
Discipline with a Smile
“He may sometimes chasten us, it is true, but even this He does with a smile, the proud, tender smile of a Father who is bursting with pleasure over an imperfect but promising son who is coming every day to … Continue reading
One Word: Discipline
I’m one of those folks who select one word for the new year. I find it more motivating than a multitude of New Year’s resolutions. My 2019 word was fit as in “fit for service in the kingdom of God.” … Continue reading
Safe Shelter in Church
Sexual abuse in the church makes news, hurtful news. People use their positions of honor and power for personal pleasure. Brothers and sisters, this should not be. 1 Corinthians 6:18 (NIV) Flee from sexual immorality. Our enemy looks … Continue reading
Simply a New Day
The word of the Lord: Isaiah 43:18-29 (NIV) Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! A new day. A new week. A new year. Whatever … Continue reading
The Day After the Night Before
Advent is over. Christmas has passed. How does that feel? A let-down A respite A return to the routine Thank God. Lamentations 3:22-23 (ESV) His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning.
At Home, At Last
“O come to my heart, Lord Jesus! There is room in my heart for Thee.” Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne Emily E. S. Elliott (1864)
Dark and Light
Isaiah 9:2 (NIV) The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. Walk in the light!
Asleep or Awake
“Stir our hearts, we beseech you, to prepare ourselves to receive your Son. When he comes and knocks, may he find us not sleeping in sin, but awake to righteousness, ceaselessly rejoicing in his love. May our hearts and minds … Continue reading
Noisy and Quiet
Christmas chaos and clamor getting you down? It’s been more than 400 years, and Martin Luther’s words still whisper through the noise. “Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled Within my heart, that it may be … Continue reading