Category Archives: Window on our culture

Good Morning, America (Thursday)

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Shirlee Abbott

Not a familiar passage, but I like it: 2 Kings 13:17 (NIRV) “Open the east window,” Elisha said. So he did. “Shoot!” Elisha said. So he shot. “That’s the Lord’s arrow!” Elisha announced. “It means you will win the battle … Continue reading →

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Good Morning, America (Wednesday)

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Shirlee Abbott

From Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest, Jan 22: “Wake yourself up and look to God. Build your hope on Him. No matter how many things seem to be pressing in on you, be determined to push them aside … Continue reading →

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Good Morning, America (Tuesday)

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Shirlee Abbott

God: Good morning, America! Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. Me: [yawn] Soon as I finish my coffee . . . I’m guessing coffee … Continue reading →

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Good Morning, America (Monday)

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Shirlee Abbott

How do you greet the morning? Snooze alarm, 10 more minutes Up and at ’em! Is it coffee yet?. Do I have to? I get up, look out my window and think, “The boundaries have fallen out … Continue reading →

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In Remembrance (Tuesday)

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Shirlee Abbott

Philippians 4:9 (CEV) You know the teachings I gave you, and you know what you heard me say and saw me do. So follow my example. Paul urged the Philippians to remember what he taught them. He also … Continue reading →

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In Remembrance

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Shirlee Abbott

We forget. God knows it. That’s why he established the annual Passover celebration (Exodus 12). That’s why 12 Jordan River stones became a memorial (Joshua 4). The reason? So that children would ask why? and the stories could be retold. … Continue reading →

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Poll-Tested Position (Friday)

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Shirlee Abbott

I want people to like me. I don’t officially take a poll, but I watch other people’s words and body language hoping for affirmation. And sometimes God intervenes. Say, for example, that I’m chatting with friends and the conversation edges over the … Continue reading →

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Poll-Tested Position (Thursday)

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Shirlee Abbott

Seems to me that there is only one opinion that really counts: God’s. So why am I so concerned about what people think?

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Poll-Tested Positions (Wednesday)

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Shirlee Abbott

From John Witherspoon, signer of the Declaration of Independence, clergyman and president of Princeton University: “If your cause is just, if your principles are pure, and if your conduct is prudent, you need not fear the multitude of … Continue reading →

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Poll-Tested Positions (Tuesday)

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Shirlee Abbott

The Bible doesn’t say much about opinion polls . . . . . . or does it? Philippians 4:8 (NASB) Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of … Continue reading →

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