Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott

Do You Really Want That Shortcut?

  Someone tells you about a shortcut. Do you take it?     Always! The faster, the better No, I stick to tried and true Who’s suggesting it? Can I trust them? It is tempting to take the shortest path. … Continue reading

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Safe and Warm

  Open your eyes to the homeless folks among us: Those who have no money or can’t hang on to the money they have; those with no family or are separated from their families; those who have temporarily fallen on … Continue reading

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Giving Friendship

Have you ever had a friend who always takes and never gives? It wears thin. The same goes for friendship with God. It isn’t just what God gives us (which is always more than we can give back). We owe … Continue reading

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Listening Friend

  Exodus 33:11 (NIV) The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.   Speak, Lord. I’m listening.  

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Simply Friends

James 2:23 (ESV) “Abraham believed God . . .” –and he was called a friend of God.     Can you be called a friend of God?

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Proverbial Friends

  Long ago, I read an old African proverb: “There are friends of the road and friends of the heart.”   You’ll have both kinds of friends. Road friends come and go. Heart friends last. Are you heart-friends with God? … Continue reading

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Knitted Souls

    What kind of friend are you?   I’m 100% here for my friends Let’s have fun together I need a good friend It depends on who I’m with We just met up with friends from college. They live … Continue reading

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Shelter from Fear

  In Northern California, people are leaving their homes for fear of fire. They find shelter with friends, in schools, in churches.   There are two forces of destruction at work. Flames, aided by high winds, consume everything in their … Continue reading

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Prayer Request

I hear someone say, “Prayer, ha! What good is that?”  Then I sense God saying, “Here’s someone to pray for.”  

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Keep Up the Good Work

You can’t pray too much. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (ERV) Never stop praying.

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