As the new year dawned we started thinking about being better, doing better and achieving better things. We started making plans, plotting a new start and hoping this year would be different. We are…
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If you have been following along, you know that we have talked about Jesus sitting on the side of that mountain and teaching the disciples about their new way of life. You see, if we believe what we say we believe then…
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Words hurt. False accusations cause damage. Character attacks, wrong assumptions and venting leave behind a trail of heartache. It seems so unfair and just plain wrong. Then…
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As I am blogging through the beatitudes, we come to verse 9, Blessed are the peacemakers and of course… the peace sifted right out of my life…
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Did you miss me? Did you even notice I was gone? When I first began to post my blog, I would wonder if anyone would notice if I stopped blogging. I wondered if anyone ever even read a single post. Then I realized those thoughts were all about me. God…
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It’s a southern thang. We often exclaim, “Lord, have mercy!”. We say it when we are exasperated or frustrated over a situation not really giving thought to what we are muttering or maybe even shouting. But mercy should not be taken lightly…
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Oh, the longings of our restless heart. With every beat beat… beat beat… beat beat… we long for more. We long to finally be happy, content and complete. We long to feel safe and secure. We long for the grass that looks so much greener on the other side. However, these longings so often lead us astray. We find our way to a place where we think we can find contentment and before we know it…
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Do you ever get caught up in trying to prove yourself? Do you long to be in control? Do you have an arrogant independence that to the world looks strong and powerful, but to God it reveals much about your lack of dependence on Him? We say we believe, yet we live like the lost…
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