Monthly Archives: January 2012

Where did January go?

“The Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you” — Numbers 6:25. Looking at my calendar, I see the first month of January is nearly over. Where did it go? There are 31 days in the … Continue reading

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Are you really listening?

“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in expressing his opinion” —Proverbs 18:2. Do you know anyone who jibbers on and on barely taking a break between sentences? Being on the other end of the conversation all I … Continue reading

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The Lord is my Light

“Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light” – Micah 7:8b. Life everywhere is full of distractions that block out God. He is still there–always the same, unchanging, steadfast. Lord…Keep … Continue reading

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True Freedom

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” — 2 Corinthians 3:17. Do you sense that freedom? Freedom that comes only when God is involved. The freedom to speak about what God … Continue reading

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My life’s an open book (re-visited)

“You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, … Continue reading

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Jump on in!

  “The fact is, that to do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.”   (Sydney Smith, June … Continue reading

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“Deliver Me From Evil,” by Kathi Macias, a novel

New Hope Publishers, Birmingham, Alabama, 2011 (www.newhopedigital.com) – Fiction/Christian/General  An inside look into sexual trafficking and various plots to aid in the abolition of this heinous crime.  This story begins with a young girl named Mara who was sold by … Continue reading

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The Life-Giver

“In God we live and move and have our being. It is God who gives life to all, who gives power and being to all that exists. But for his sustaining presence, all things would cease to be and fall … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! You might be saying to yourself — what’s up with her? Yesterday was the start of the New Year, so why is she wishing us a Happy New Year on January 2. That’s a valid question. And … Continue reading

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