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Uplifted

Ever been knocked down, then kicked? Pushed over and stepped on? If you find yourself in a pit–due to your own poor choice or someone else’s deliberate action–you can look to God for a hand up.   Psalm 40:2 (NIV) … Continue reading

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Shoot Off a Prayer

I can send a prayer anywhere–   1 Timothy 2:1  (MSG) Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.     I can send my prayers off to the White House, into the secret corners of North Korea, … Continue reading

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Praying Our Way to a Better World

  “The more praying there is in the world, the better the world will be; the mightier the forces against evil everywhere.“ E.M. Bounds, 1835-1913

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Hit the [Prayer] Target

    How and when do you pray for others?   I go down my prayer list When there’s a crisis Whenever it comes to mind All of the above Children often pray, “God bless Mommy, God bless Daddy.”  That’s … Continue reading

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Beautiful Toes

  I think my toes are ugly. God’s got a beauty program for my feet:   Isaiah 52:7 (NIV) How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, … Continue reading

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Where Are You?

  Luke 10:39 (ERV) Mary was sitting at Jesus’ feet and listening to him teach.   At his feet. Not beside him at the dinner table. Not on the other side of the desk. Not across the room in a … Continue reading

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Let It Rain!

I was driving on the Interstate Saturday, traveling my usual safe sane 69 mph. Spritzes of rain required an occasional swipe of the wipers. Suddenly, God opened the fire hose. Traffic on both sides of the highway came to a … Continue reading

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Heroic Heart

How to be a hero (from the mouth of God):   Acts 13:22 (NIV) I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.   Be a hero. … Continue reading

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Be a Hero

  Hebrews 11 gives us a list of heroes: Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses (and his parents), Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, David and Samuel.   Hebrews 11:16 (NIV) God is not ashamed to be called their God. … Continue reading

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The Fixer-Uppers

  I see a bit of me in Jehoiada. I’ve been cleaning and painting at church, fixing it up.   We find Jehoiada the fixer-upper in 2 Chronicles 24. He’d helped rescue young Joash from the wicked Athaliah and set him … Continue reading

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