Musings
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Friendship
Originally posted 4/2/24 Do you have that one friend who knows what you are thinking before you say it? Do you have that friend with whom you can share your deepest, darkest secret? Do you have that friend who will go anywhere with you? My son has always traveled in a pack of friends. When
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He Gets Us–The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Originally posted 2/20/24 Many people have said the “”He Gets Us” was their favorite commercial from the Superbowl. I saw it posted on many Facebook pages expressing appreciation for the commercial. I have also heard great criticism. On the surface, this may sound pretty good. After all, Scripture tells us that we are to love
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Life Assist–Is It Anything Like Lane Assist?
Originally posted 2/13/24 My husband and I recently purchased a new car. Our car has all the latest features. I receive notifications if there are potential icy road conditions. My car tells me if I am starting to drift from my lane into another lane. I have even been notified to put my hands back
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Following Jesus Can Be Hard
Originally posted 1/16/24 Recently, I spent a sleepless night wrestling with things that had happened during the day. I knew when I went to bed that sleep would not come easily. I prayed as I often do when I cannot sleep. Unfortunately, sleep still did not come. I replayed the events of the day, trying
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Twelve Books in Twelve Months
Originally posted 1/9/24 One of my Spiritual Goals for 2023 was to read twelve Christian non-fiction books. Reading fictional books is something that I really enjoy, but it doesn’t help draw me closer to the Lord. I had to make a conscious effort to read non-fiction books. My first step was to look at books I
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Implementing a Word of the Year
Originally posted 1/2/2 This is your year! You have decided to select a Word of the Year but you have no idea where to start. I want to remind you that there is no Biblical mandate to select a special word to focus on for a year. The only reason I do it is because
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Spiritual Goals
Originally posted 12/26/23 What is a spiritual goal? Have you ever set them? Have you always wanted to set one but didn’t know where to start? At the beginning of 2023, I decided not to set a New Year’s Resolution everyone knows I wouldn’t keep. I decided to set spiritual goals instead. One could argue
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Word of the Year
Originally Posted on 12/12/23 During the year of COVID-19, my life saw drastic changes. I retired after 34 years as a public school educator. Like everyone else, I spent copious amounts of time at home alone because my husband still had to work. One day I sat down and tried writing out my prayers. One
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Should Christians Read the Old Testament?
Originally posted on 12/5/23 Recently, one of our members asked if Christians should still read the Old Testament. I understand why some people might think it is outdated and not relevant to us. I would compare reading the Old Testament with reading a book from the beginning to the end. If we only read a book
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Context is Everything
Originally posted 10/31/23 Any time we read a passage we must look at the context. When I was teaching, I always built background knowledge before beginning a new story or text. My students needed to understand what they were about to read before they started. We first needed to determine who wrote the passage or