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Loving Discipline

  Proverbs 3:12 (NIV) The LORD disciplines those he loves.     Your discipline, Lord, is proof positive of Your love. Even when I’m not lovin’ the discipline, I’m grateful for the love.

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Blessed Discipline

  Short and to the point: Psalm 94:12 (NIV) Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord.  

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Fit for Discipline

  When the word discipline popped into my head as I prayed for guidance for 2020, I looked to the Bible for clarification. Here’s one of the first verses I found:   1 Timothy 4:7 (AMP) Discipline yourself for the … Continue reading

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Discipline with a Smile

“He may sometimes chasten us, it is true, but even this He does with a smile, the proud, tender smile of a Father who is bursting with pleasure over an imperfect but promising son who is coming every day to … Continue reading

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One Word: Discipline

I’m one of those folks who select one word for the new year. I find it more motivating than a multitude of New Year’s resolutions. My 2019 word was fit as in “fit for service in the kingdom of God.” … Continue reading

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Safe Shelter in Church

  Sexual abuse in the church makes news, hurtful news. People use their positions of honor and power for personal pleasure. Brothers and sisters, this should not be.   1 Corinthians 6:18 (NIV) Flee from sexual immorality. Our enemy looks … Continue reading

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Simply a New Day

    The word of the Lord:   Isaiah 43:18-29 (NIV) Forget the former things;     do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! A new day. A new week. A new year. Whatever … Continue reading

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Technical Difficulties

I apologize for the interruption in my Advent posts. Heavy snow brought down our power and internet connection. It was, however, supremely quiet and beautiful.

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Thanks Always

  1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 (MSG) Pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens.   Prayer and thanks. Better together. All the time.

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Thanks Rising

  “Prayer and Thanksgiving are the two wings of the soul by which it rises upward to God.” Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges, 1883 George G. Findlay, Thessalonians       The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges is … Continue reading

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