Category: Bible
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Who are you in the Bible?
There is no condemnation for us (Romans 8:1) We can never be separated from God’s love (Romans 8:39) We who are many form one body (Romans 12:5) We have wisdom from God (1 Corinthians 1:30) Our labor is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58) We are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17) We become God’s…
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Sweet Spot!
It has been a while since my last posting. Blame it on life’s curve balls – our parents fell ill, one went into surgery and another is due for a different surgery; our child is back to school and so we took time to settle after a few close-calls. In all of this and a…
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Beautiful and refreshed!
Isaiah 42:9 See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you.” After days and weeks (more like 60+ weeks) of turmoil, I woke up this morning to a stillness and a depth of peace I have never known. Last night was a…
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Lord, please don’t pass me by!
What a whirlwind of a year! Fun job, a position of authority (like I always craved), then bam! I could not stand it any longer. Great colleagues, good benefits that got better each year. It just was not enough. I really do not know what made it intolerable. All I know is that I had…
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Spiritual Struggles and Surfacing
1 Corinthians 15:33 NIV Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” Bad company comes from poor or bad judgement. In a moment of weakness, we embrace the border-line and sometimes dangerous, just to lay claim to company. Solitude can heal a host of troubles. It gives us time to relax, recollect, re-group and…
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Mary’s Song
One thing that strikes me is that Mary worships in the face of trouble. At twelve to sixteen years of age, pregnant and betrothed to a man that is not the father of her precious child and Saviour. She sees things as God sees them – dealing with what matters and ignoring the semantics. This…
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Beware of false prophets
Matthew 7:15-20 True and False Prophets 15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree…
