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Send the Showers

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

“Mercy-drops round us are falling, But for the showers we plead.” Daniel Webster Whittle (1840-1901) Let’s plead for the showers.

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Let It Rain!

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

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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Simply the Best Rain Ever

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

Isaiah 45:8 (ESV) Let the clouds rain down righteousness. A flood of righteousness — yes, Lord!

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Pray for Rain

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

Rain! Clearing the air Watering the earth Filling the reservoirs Rain, beautiful rain, ending our dry spell. For this rain we prayed. There’s another kind of rain, coming down from God above. It’s rain for our spirits. … Continue reading →

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Safe Shelter at the End of Life

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

When life is good, we wrap our mortality in a distant fog, hoping some far-off day to go to sleep in bed and wake up in heaven. But when pain and suffering take hold, we dust off our hope … Continue reading →

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Heroic Heart

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

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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Who’s Your Hero?

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

It’s simple: Jesus is my hero. Who is yours?

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Be a Hero

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

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

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

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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Bible Character

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

Does someone in the Bible remind you of you? Jacob (the deceiver) David (the poet) Peter (the bigmouth) Jehoiada (the fixer-upper) Jehoiada? Not a name to top most lists. He reminds me of me–I’ll tell why tomorrow. … Continue reading →

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