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Category Archives: Door of opportunity\
Get ‘Er Done!
My one-word for 2015 was “discipline.” I spent the year doing Bible studies on self-discipline. I know what I have to do. Thus, 2015 was my least disciplined year in a long time. More procrastination, more stuff undone. Coming … Continue reading
Timely Finish
Joel 2:1 (ESV) Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near. The state of … Continue reading
Posted in Building blocks of the economy, Door of opportunity\
Tagged Finish It, Joel 2:1, New Year's resolutions
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Finish It!
I bore easily. I am intrigued by a new project, weary of an old one. I leave a trail of unfinished tasks. What incomplete items clutter your living space? Half done crafts Abandoned building projects Redecorating never quite completed … Continue reading
Conundrum
Suspicious vs trusting? Closed vs welcoming? Profiling vs equality? What would Jesus do? He gave these instructions to his disciples: Matthew 10:16 (KJV) Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise … Continue reading
Posted in Door of opportunity\, Foundation of faith
Tagged Matthew 10:16, wise and harmless
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The Power to Fix This
Posted in Door of opportunity\, Spiritual architecturEcards, Window on our culture
Tagged "God Isn't Fixing This", Daily News headline, Joshua 24:15
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Bless Those Who Curse Us
I am instructed to pray for our enemies. Thus I pray for those who terrorize, and I pray for those who blaspheme. Almighty God, just as you confronted Paul on the road to Damascus and turned his mission … Continue reading
Posted in Door of opportunity\, Window on our culture
Tagged bless those who curse us, prayer
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Unashamed Prayer
Last week’s terrorist attack brought us a new phrase, “prayer-shaming.” What’s your response? If I said that, I’d be very afraid Folks who disdain God don’t expect God to “fix” anything I am proud to pray. Prayer works! I’m … Continue reading
A World of Hope
I hope for peace on earth. I hope that good wins over evil in the end. I hope that others use their free will for good and not evil. I hope that God will work through me and make me … Continue reading
Hope and Peace
Lord God, Let me spread hope and peace today. May I be a source of encouragement and reconciliation. Amen.
Posted in Door of opportunity\
Tagged encouragement, hope, peace, reconciliation
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I Can Change
“It is not so true that ‘prayer changes things’ as that prayer changes me and I change things.” Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) Oswald Chambers’ wisdom is recorded in My Utmost for His Highest and a few other books. His … Continue reading
Posted in Door of opportunity\, Foundation of faith
Tagged Change, Oswald Chambers
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