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Weakness = Eternal Strength
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 This verse is one of my favorites and it makes me thi...
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Great Day Attitude
“This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!”Psalm 118:24 We love Lord of the Rings in our house! We watch the whole s...
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Too Many Choices
“There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call—one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Fat...
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The Freedom of Limits
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.” Galatians 5:11 When I talk with girls at camp about their faith and whether or not they want to fol...
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A Great Light
“…for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is goo...
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Shine
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 My husband’...
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Sitting at Jesus' Feet
Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what He taught. But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jes...
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It's More Than Listening
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is l...
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Run Towards God with Confidence
“Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not hav...
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God's Rules
“Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” Psalm 119:18 When I grumble and complain about the circumstances of my day, I am ...
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Tackles and Lures
“Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God actually say, ‘You shal...
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Climbing the Wall
“And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment” Philippians 1:19 “All Scripture is breathed out b...
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Leave Everything and Follow Me
“And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.” Luke 5:11 (Further reading Luke 5:1-10) Jesus demands we giv...
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Are You Playing the Game?
“And God spoke all these words saying, ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have...
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Stop Staring at the Fence
“The thief comes in only to kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have in abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lay...
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An Incredible Adventure
“And so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on you will be ...
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God Blesses Obedience
“By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you, and I ...
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Frogs or Scorpions
“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23 Through my thirteen summers at Greystone, every single tim...
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Typing
“Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days that you will possess” Deu...
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Good and Lovely Things
“Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gra...
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The Cereal Life
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life.” John 6:47-48 I could make a list of reasons why I love Sund...
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Saturated with Something
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is ...
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Shining for Jesus
“Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved gen...
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I Knocked and He Answered
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 I will never forget the moment. I was ...
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Keep Your Sight on What's Above
“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are love...
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The Search is Over
Jesus answered, ’I am the Way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 When I was in graduate school I wo...
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Serve
“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come ...
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Encouraging Others
“So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Several years ago, a friend’s preschooler wen...
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Always Good
“The LORD is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.” Psalm 118:14 I have been moved so deeply recently by the power of worship music. ...
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Little Foxes
“Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.” Song of Solomon 2:15 In the New Testament, Je...