How "Real" am I?

posted 3 months ago | 1 comment
For most of my life I have heard from non-Christians the criticism that Christians are hypocrites. That was my Dad's biggest defense against anything that pertained to Christianity. And, particularly in the modern Church, it seems to be beyond jus...

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How "Real" am I?

posted 3 months ago | 0 comments
For most of my life I have heard from non-Christians the criticism that Christians are hypocrites. That was my Dad's biggest defense against anything that pertained to Christianity. And, particularly in the modern Church, it seems to be beyond jus...

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The Day I Forgave

posted 6 months ago | 1 comment
I've been missing my beautiful daughter today and feeling melancholy too. She is only a couple hours away and calls me often, but that doesn't matter. I still miss her so much.

She was the absolute joy and delight of my life and heart. She always...

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Changed my Profile Picture

posted 6 months ago | 0 comments
I had to do it. Every time I saw the picture I was convicted. That photo is almost 11 yrs. old and I do not look like that anymore. I have no current pictures of myself because I hate having my picture made! This is a photo from M-A-N-Y years ago ...

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Giving God His Honor and Glory

posted 6 months ago | 0 comments
I had a wonderful brunch today with some dear Christian friends. We hadn't seen each other for a while and so we had a lot of catching up to do with families and children and grandchildren. One of the ladies was hesitant to share about an answer t...

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When I was reproved.

posted 8 months ago | 1 comment
During the course of my Bible study this afternoon we were asked to recall a time when someone had come along side, stood with us and defended us. It was within the context of Ps. 127:5 and never being "put to shame at the gates by our enemies" vi...

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What's My Role?

posted 8 months ago | 0 comments
1 Sam. 13:8-9

"Now he waited 7 days, according to the appointed time set by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering from him. So Saul said, "Bring to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings." And he offere...

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Peace-keeping vs. Peace-making

posted 9 months ago | 1 comment
I was recently involved in a Beth Moore study called Fruit of the Spirit. That topic was a cause of concern, but I had profited from her classes in the past, so I took this one too. In this particular class she focused on the difference between a ...

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What I learned today.

posted 9 months ago | 1 comment
Hurting the ones we love

We had communion in church this morning and I always dislike it. It's suppose to be a time when we reflect on the work of Jesus Christ on our behalf, acknowledge our sins (privately of course), and offer thanksgiving an...

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