Musings
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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 I understand why some people might think it is outdated and not relevant to us.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
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Is This for Real, Part 2
Originally posted 10/18/23 1 Timothy 2:11-14 ESV 11 Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve; 14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman
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Is This For Real?
Originally posted 10/11/23 1 Timothy 2:11-14 ESV 11 Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve; 14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman
