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November #jammed: Gracious. Day 314: Thankful for home. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. There are times in all of our lives that leave us feeling stuck, no matter if we’ve lived in the […]
November #jammed: Gracious. Day 312: Thankful for forgiveness … “A wife should stay by her husband’s side all of his life.” 1 Corinthians 7:39 Divorce is a paralyzing subject for many Christians. Beyond our understanding, even Christians go through divorce. It’s something the Bible tells us very clearly is wrong, and that unfortunately alienates many of us that wear […]
November #jammed: Gracious. Day 311: Thankful for extremity … “If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:26 “I hate -” her little voice declared triumphantly. “You, what?” I questioned… “Hate” has never […]
November #jammed: Gracious. Day 310: Thankful for memories … “ So let’s get this clear: it’s for My own sake that I save you. I am He who wipes the slate clean and erases your wrongdoing. I will not call to mind your sins anymore.” Isaiah 43:25 (VOICE) I’m continually eluded by the iCloud. Each new device comes with […]
November #jammed: Gracious. Day 308: The dot-dot-dot … “They have abandoned me— the fountain of living water.” Jeremiah 2:13 The ellipsis is my favorite mark of punctuation. It leaves room for God to work in the gaps between my words and a reader’s eyes. And like that. I like the thought of giving Him the last word …or […]
November #jammed: Gracious. Day 307: Thankful to Stay. “For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.” Psalm 36:9 Loads and loads and loads of laundry. There are weeks that I choose buy more underwear for everyone instead of facing the state of the laundry room. Today’s verse can help us find life and […]
November #jammed: Gracious. Day 306: Thankful for Dreams. “He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him.” -Daniel 2:22 “Merci….thank you.” “Bonjour …hello!” Repeating after that voice as I wait in the after-school pick up line fuels a dream I’ve been harboring for decades. My daughters now hold a stake in […]
November #jammed: Gracious. Day 305: Life that honors God. But just as you abound in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all earnestness and in the love we inspired in you, see that you abound in this gracious work also. 2 Corinthians 8:7 We are programmed to seek the “best.” The best job, use of […]
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