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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
Preach & Reach (Wednesday)
“I have preached my very heart out. I could not say any more than I have said. Will not your prayers accomplish that which my preaching fails to do? Is it not likely that the Church has been putting forth … Continue reading
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Preach & Reach
. Mark 16:15 (NIV) Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. All the world, all creation. So what is it about “all” that we don’t understand?
Preach & Reach
I admire a preacher who can throw out a simple phrase that sticks long after. Some of my personal favorites: The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post God doesn’t call us to succeed; He calls … Continue reading
God Has a Sense of Humor (Friday)
Smile at cloud ponies that race across the sky and morph into snowmen. Chuckle at the stick that sprouts legs and ambles over fallen leaves. Laugh out loud at a bubble-blowing baby face. Humor surrounds us and breaks … Continue reading
God Has a Sense of Humor (Thursday)
From Billy Sunday (an orphan who left professional baseball to become an itinerant preacher): “God likes a little humor, as is evidence by the fact that he made the monkeys, the parrot — and some of you … Continue reading
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God Has a Sense of Humor (Wednesday)
I stand by the fence watching the giraffes nibbling from tree branches. They are awkwardly graceful. Creator God, what were you thinking? I sense Jesus leaning against the fence and laughing, Aren’t they great!
God Has a Sense of Humor (Tuesday)
There’s a Bible passage that reminds me of an Abbott and Costello routine. This is how the story of Hagar and Ishmael reads with the meanings of the names taken from chapter 16. Genesis 21:15-18 When the water in … Continue reading
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God Has a Sense of Humor
Can you envision God laughing? Absolutely Seems out of character for the Lord of the Universe I just hope he’s not laughing at me Consider the platypus: bill of a duck, feet of an otter, tail of … Continue reading
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Us)e Your Imagination! (Friday
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Use Your Imagination! (Thursday)
Not all prayers have to be in words. Sometimes I settle on an image to convey my prayer: the exhausted mom soundly sleeping, a friendly handshake between quarreling friends, the unemployed teacher in a classroom filled with … Continue reading