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Needing Help
“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2 Jeannette Wall...
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Joy in Being Found
“You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7 When our children, Wells and S...
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Slowing Down
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 “He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I wil...
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Bravery
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go....
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Upside Down Turned Right Side Up
“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days, he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he ...
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We Belong to Stand Out
“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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Who Do You Say That I Am?
“And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that I am?’ And...
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How Many Thrones Do We Serve?
“You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that...
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You Can't Run a Car on Mustard
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 So t...
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Mindful of You
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, ...
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The Most Important Fruit
“And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedres...
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The Old Has Gone
“Because you are in Christ you are a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Nothing brings out my sinful nature like ...
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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...
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Sick
“After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he ros...
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Is There a Plan B Lord? Really?
“For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 29:11 I absolutely love teaching the senior bible class each summer. It is such a...
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Tracking Everything but My Heart
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 One of my favorite things about m...
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How Many Do-Overs Do I Get, Lord?
“I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” Romans 7:15 Do you ever have those days, or even weeks (or...
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When Things Don't Go Our Way
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” ...
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God Speaks
“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. ...
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Bride of Christ
“Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying ou...
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Worry Better
“God is within her, she will not fail.” Psalms 46:5 I don’t know about you, but sometimes I worry like it is going out of style. And I’ll tell you w...
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When We Finally Let Go
“I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, though formerly I was a b...
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Is It Worth It?
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 A fun fact about me is that I love wa...
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The Ultimate Banquet
“Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying ou...
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Reflecting on the Character of God
“For a child has been born for us, a son has been given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty...
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What God Remembers
“I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope.” Psalm 130:5 On May 30, 2003 I officiated my first wedding for two friends, Buddy and V...
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The Me Idol
“How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?” John 5:44 “He must increase,...
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Rooted and Grounded
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he ...
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Choose Your Own Adventure
“And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.’ So he hurried...
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Seek Wisdom
“After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard him were a...