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Lighten Up
Posted in Disappointment
Scripture: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. – Matthew 5:3 I was recently listening to a podcast interviewing the spiritual leader Eckhart Tolle. His explanation of this often-misinterpreted passage from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount fascinated me. When asked what “poor in spirit” means, Tolle replied, “No inner […]
Read MoreThat Eastminster Car Magnet: Reward or Reminder?
Posted in Grace/Forgiveness
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God — not the result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are what He has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be […]
Read MoreA Commitment to Serve
Posted in Serving/Missions
“Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way that I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples – when they see the love you have for each other.” John 13:34-35 (The Message) Our family just returned from the […]
Read MoreFixing Our Eyes on the Eternal
Posted in Trust/Patience
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen in eternal.” (2 Corinthians 4:18) “We live by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7) Sight is truly a miraculous gift: Our eyes are incredibly complex organs that enable most […]
Read MoreLoving God With All of Our Strength
Posted in Courage/Perseverance
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:30-31 What we are taught in God’s “Greatest Commandment” is to love him with […]
Read MoreLoving God With All My Soul
Posted in Courage/Perseverance
“While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. … Paul then stood up […]
Read MoreLoving God With All My Heart
Posted in Grace/Forgiveness
“Blessed are those who keep His statutes and seek Him with all their heart.” (Psalm 119:2) “Even now declares the Lord, return to Me with all your heart….” (Joel 2:12) The word “heart” is a powerful word. We use it when we really want to place emphasis in a statement. A lost ball […]
Read MoreLoving God With All My Strength
Posted in Wisdom
“For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.” 1 Corinthians 1:25 On Friday afternoon, the end of a particularly busy week, my husband and I sat on the couch after work to figure out what to do for dinner. I’m not sure […]
Read MoreGrace Revealed
Posted in Grace/Forgiveness
“As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God.” Psalm 42: 1-2 It was a period in my life I had been experiencing a very difficult time. I was unemployed and unable to find a job and money was getting tighter and tighter. In addition, I […]
Read MoreFriends Make Friends Stronger
Posted in Courage/Perseverance
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 One total knee replacement plus two surgical revisions on the same knee plus a very public fall recently resulting in a hip replacement means that each year for the past four years I have found myself learning to walk again in the month […]
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