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February #jammed: Dunked in Grace Day 59: The grace to pray. “your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” Matthew 6:8b I popped a mint out the wrapper as I typed away, hoping it would settle my stomach down. Suddenly the text became harder to focus on and the quesy feeling began to overtake […]
February #jammed: Dunked in Grace Day 57: It’s an inside joke. “Jesus proceeded to Galilee where His countrymen received Him with familiar smiles. ” John 4:45 (VOICE) It started with “schnitzel…” the family laughter of my little girls accidentally blurting out explicatives while attempting to communicate. Once they saw how funny it was, they said it over […]
February #jammed: Dunked in Grace Day 56 It’s there. “I have hidden your word in my heart…” Psalm 119:11a Living in a four-season state means I lose a lot of sunglasses. I need them in the summer, and stash them everywhere. As I grab for a pair of gloves in the winter, out pop my sunglass […]
“a time to laugh …” Ecclesiastes 3:4b Have you seen these cups that claim to keep things cold for hours? It’s fascinating. How can an ice cube stay an ice cube in ninety degree heat for such an extended amount of time? It seems impossible. It makes me laugh at how fascinating these simple things […]
February #jammed: Dunked in Grace Day 53: Breathe in the echo. “Until I get there, focus on reading the Scriptures to the church, encouraging the believers, and teaching them.” 1Timothy 4:13 Small spaces have remarkable echoes. I like to whistle in those places, or sing, because the reverberation off the walls makes my voice sound […]
February #jammed: Dunked in Grace Day 52: We can only handle so much… “ He walked away, about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” Luke 22:42 My kids are constantly asking […]
February #jammed: Dunked in Grace Day 51: Chipped but not forgotten. “ When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God even more accurately.” Acts 18:26 One look down at my chipped nail polish shows the wear of years on my hands. I always […]
February #jammed: Dunked in Grace Day 50: Grace has got us covered. “The water through which the ark safely passed symbolizes now the ceremonial washing through baptism that initiates you into salvation. You are saved not because it cleanses your body of filth but because of your appeal to God from a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus […]
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