Category Archives: Constructive Thought

God’s Got It Under Control

Psalm 148:7-8 (NIV) Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths, lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding. Weather does God’s bidding. Storm tracking, barometric pressure, weather patterns — all under His … Continue reading

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God Keeps Time

Genesis 8:22 (NIV) “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.” This is what God said after Noah left the ark. And thus far, He’s kept his … Continue reading

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God Is Inclusive

Revelation 7:9-10 (NLT) … I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held … Continue reading

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I’m Back!

  I’m back from a long and pleasant road trip. I did some of my morning Bible reading in the car, hubby at the wheel, cruise control at 70 mph. Along the way, God was with me. Psalm 139:3 You … Continue reading

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To My Writer Friends

Are you in a critique group? Would you like to be? It’s worth your while. Here are three reasons — in a blog post published by COMPEL Training.

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God’s Goads and the Devil’s Darts

  You feel a heart-stab. Beware … it may not be coming from God.   Ephesians 6:16 (ESV) In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one. … Continue reading

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Goaded onto the Right Path

  Psalm 23:6 (ESV) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Decades ago, I heard a pastor describe Psalm 23’s Goodness and Mercy as two … Continue reading

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Goaded Hearts

  God’s sharp goads were at work when Peter spoke to the crowd at Pentecost:   Acts 2:37 (NASB) Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, … Continue reading

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Kicking Against the Goads

  Saul described his encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus:   Acts 26:14 (ESV)  And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you … Continue reading

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Sustaining the Soul

  Jeremiah 15:16 (TLB) Your words are what sustain me; they are food to my hungry soul.   Sustain — to keep up and keep going. My soul is sustained by the power of God’s Word, nothing more, nothing less. … Continue reading

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