Many of us know the story of Noah and the ark. Noah faithfully built the ark when there was no flood – no rain clouds on the horizon or storms threatening. God gave Noah every detail for construction, what to bring on board and exactly when to board. God provided for every need for
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Choosing Well
Note: This blog post is a bonus devotion celebrating the launch of Janet Hines’ new book Between the Valley and the Mountaintop: Glimpses of God in the Middle Places Way too often life brings challenge after challenge, leaving us feeling like we have no ability to choose what’s happening. Many years ago, in response
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Well, Hello
Note: This blog post is a bonus devotion celebrating the launch of Janet’s new book Between the Valley and the Mountaintop: Glimpses of God in the Middle Places Going through the process of identifying my audience – my reader – I kept thinking it was everyone. “NO Janet – keeping searching” I was told. “This
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Greece
Day 9 & 10 Athens and Rhodes
These next two days were completely different experiences but full of incredible sights, food and time learning about this part of the world. In the bible Acts tells us a lot about the apostle Paul’s time in Athens. As a Roman citizen, he ended up on Areopagus also known as Mars Hill which could be
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Easter
Celebration In Gratitude
Today’s post brings a few of my thoughts on Easter week. This cross stood at the side of a small community church in a remote village in Honduras. I’ve written and shared these on my social media accounts over the years. Comments on my posts vary. One day, a person stated they never asked Jesus
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Writing
Finishing
Finishing This is my current working space. The place I’ve been sitting and working on finishing. I’ve this quirk in my personality that has kept me from finishing a writing project. It’s always been easy for me to write. I love to write. However, the editing , rewriting and doing it all over again
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Taking Flight
2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit. I marvel at the idea of an unveiled face. I wash my face, brush my teeth, apply my
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Hello?
No response is a response. That has stuck with me all day. Once we become aware of the existence of God – we have choices to make. Curiosity might lead us to study the bible. Wanting to make a change in our life can create a desire to do life differently. Where do we
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Do You Know?
It is easy in our broken state to shun people’s comments and those voices we hear saying “you should do . . .”. “you need to . . .” “you deserve to feel this way . . . “. Complete the list by filling in all the things your “helpful” people were trying to offer.