“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 What a beautiful verse. It sounds so simple, and yet it is not. At least not for me. Sometimes I find it difficult to quiet my mind. Anxiety presses in and I let daily stresses and worries take over my thoughts. Sometimes I just let […]
Today, I had the joy of spending several hours with my best friend. She lives in another state now, but she was visiting family in the area and made sure she planned some time to spend with me. I spent the week eagerly anticipating her visit, and began to think back to the way our
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Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his
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God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that
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Buzz… Buzz. ..Buzz…You slowly reach over and turn off your alarm. Your head plops back on the pillow and your to-to list starts running through your mind. Do you really have to get up now? Are your tasks today that important? Why isn’t there anything on your agenda that fills you with eagerness and anticipation?
Scripture reading: Genesis 1:1-31 Creative expression has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember—a gift handed down through the generations in my family. I have been given many opportunities to recognize and use my creative nature and I believe it is my responsibility to encourage the creativity in others
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This past week I read about two amazing women of faith who changed the course of history for many people. Each one overcame difficult circumstances in her own life and stepped out in faith to make a difference in the lives of others. The first one is Abigail. Abigail’s story can be found in the
If you have never read the book of Esther, I highly recommend that you do. I have read it more than once, and during one of my readings, the passage quoted below seemed to jump out and speak to me. Then Haman approached King Xerxes and said, “There is a certain race of people scattered
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In 2017, Reba McEntire released a new album filled with songs of inspiration. One of the songs is titled “God and My Girlfriends”. I love the lyrics to this song, especially the chorus: God and my girlfriends They’re always there when I’m feeling down, always around, lifting me up I love how they know me,
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At the beginning of our staff meetings, my boss asks us to share glory sightings, or ways we have seen God at work during the past week. This practice has made me realize that I don’t spend enough time really looking for God at work in the world. I need to pay more attention to how God
