Posted: May 30, 2024
Our earthly lives require us to move at different speeds. The same is true of our life in Christ. At times we need to “be still.”1 We must also make time to be like Mary “who sat at the Lord’s feet.”2 Other times we need to “stand firm.”3 Sometimes we will need to
Continue Reading “Walking in Christ”
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Posted: May 23, 2024
“If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ they do not belong to Christ.”1 That’s pretty clear. And not only do believers have his Spirit, they also “have the mind of Christ.”2 Which is pretty amazing! But if believers have Christ’s mind and his Spirit, then why do so many struggle so much?
Continue Reading “Mere Humans”
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Posted: May 16, 2024
Paul writes, “for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.”1 The question is, have we? Have we “learned to be content whatever the circumstances”? I would say, much of the time, no. For we do not stay satisfied long. We continually ask God for things. Of course, we are instructed to “pray without ceasing.”2
Continue Reading “Enough, Already!”
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Posted: May 9, 2024
I was driving down the interstate and carefully shifted into the outer lane in order to pass the slower moving cars. I was going 70-mph in the 60-mph zone. Suddenly a car appeared behind me. He was right on top of me! It startled me, and I said aloud, “Where did you come from?” He
Continue Reading “The Case for Kindness”
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Posted: May 2, 2024
Three Scenarios of Trying to Be Good Scenario #1: Recently, Ruth, my 95-year-old mother-in-law called me from her hospital bed. She had been admitted due to multiple issues that were causing her to feel weak and sick. “Hey Deb,” she said when I answered the phone. “Ruth, how are you?”
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