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Revive us again
Psalms 85:6 says, “Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?” God is in the reviving business. If something is dying or dead, God can breathe life it back to life. Remember in Genesis that when “God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life” Adam became a living soul.…
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Faith quote by Dr. King
Monday is Martin Luther King Day and I’m reflecting on the first term Donald Trump and his cronies. We’ll need to redouble our efforts to combat white supremacy, Christian nationalism, and the wave of anti-democracy alive and well in our country. We have a long road to travel and a lot of work to do…
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Ships, sailing, and dead weight
Any ship, sailing anywhere, anytime will get to where it’s going faster without dead weight. We all have extra baggage, whether it be emotional, or psychological, or spiritual. Extra baggage can even be physical weight. If we are not careful this extra baggage can weigh us down and slow us down on our journey. Let’s…
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The Serenity Prayer
This simple, and wonderfully universal, prayer has been on my mind and heart a lot over the last few weeks. I decided to do some reading on it and decided to use it as an official post this week. Many of us know it, and can even say it from memory, even if you aren’t…
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Thanksgiving week musings
As the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving fast approaches and millions of Americans gather with friends and family let’s take a minute and be mindful of thankfulness. In the book of Psalms, chapter 100 the bible says, 2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 3 Know ye that the LORD he…
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Five smooth stones
As David prepared for his battle with the giant Goliath as a very young man the book of 1Samuel mentions something that has always stood out to me. It’s a very small detail that is subtly intertwined in the process of his preparation. For this week’s post let’s consider what 1Samuel 17:40 says… “And he…