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Grand Opening, Facebook Style

    Next Saturday, we’re starting a new women’s Bible study at church. We’ll meet the 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month, 9:30 AM.     For those who can’t come in real time (or for men who’ve always … Continue reading

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Watched Over, Never Overlooked

  My favorite preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, did a sermon on God’s plan for our future. Read his whole message here.     “I believe that nothing happens apart from divine determination and decree. Even the little things in life are … Continue reading

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Jesus Is Worth It All. Absolutely

Last week we saw the movie, “The Insanity of God” (it will shown again, 7 PM on September 13, in theaters across the country–learn more about it here). Persecuted Christians were asked: “Is Jesus worth it?” The joy on their … Continue reading

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Blessed Plans

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Acts, in Obedience

  My plans were in place for a women’s Bible study on the Trinity. First lesson ready to go. Second lesson, started, then trashed. Started over, stuck again. I prayed. Silence. We went to the movie, “The Insanity of God” (it … Continue reading

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Turn Here!

  Think about a time when God changed your plans.     Rained on my picnic Caught with my hand in the cookie jar A door opened God said, “Don’t do it!” Isaiah 30:21 (NIV) Whether you turn to the … Continue reading

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Sorted Words

  Imagine that every word you spoke yesterday fell to the floor. Sweep them into three piles: kind words, angry words, neutral words. “Please pass the salt” counts as neutral (polite does not equal kind).   Which pile is biggest?

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Sweet Words

  Amy Wilson Carmichael (1867–1951), missionary to India, is best known for her work rescuing young women from forced prostitution. Her wisdom still applies:   “For a cup brimful of sweet water cannot spill even one drop of bitter water, … Continue reading

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Stubborn Words

  It is easy to think that words just fade into the air. Without consequences. But those words have power I don’t see. They leave tracks in our brains–for good or evil. Blessings or curses.   James 3:10 (NIV) Out … Continue reading

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Word Power

  I am reading a book, Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain, on the importance of early language development.   I learned that words aren’t just essential to communication, they set up neural pathways that define future aptitude. Think … Continue reading

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