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Busy Tonight?

It was a Heaven Shining Through morning — the sun partially hidden behind clouds but still bright enough to illuminate the sky. It seemed appropriate for today as I formally launch my new book, My Name Is Sam … and … Continue reading

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Shalom Be with You

John 20:19-23 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After … Continue reading

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Pray About Everything

As we build this community prayer platform, with help from the #PrayerWarriors team, we ask the Lord to listen to our petitions with full confidence they not only are heard but acted upon by God according to His holy will. … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — World

It’s Friday so it must be time for Five Minute Friday. Actually, even though I generally procrastinated and wrote mostly on Saturday, so far this year I’ve been disciplined enough to scratch out these words on time! {pat on the … Continue reading

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Midweek Mirth

One of the misconceptions about being a Christian is non-Christians think we don’t know how to have fun or have a sense of humor. Trust me, if the Big Guy can have a sense of humor when it comes to … Continue reading

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The Five-Minute Writing Prompt Journal

I’ve been teaching a writing class, Taking the Fear Out of Writing. As a weekly  assignment, I asked the students to write for just five minutes on a specific prompt word. Yes, I used prompts from my Five Minute Friday … Continue reading

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A Brief But Powerful Prayer

This week’s words for the week are a brief but powerful prayer from Robert Louis Stevenson. Give us grace and strength to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind. Spare to us our friends and soften to … Continue reading

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Rise, Shine, You People

“Come, celebrate, your banners high unfurling, Your songs and prayers against the darkness hurling. To all the world go out and tell the story, Of Jesus’ glory. “Tell how the Father sent His Son to save us. Tell of the … Continue reading

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Power of Prayer

As we build this community prayer platform, with help from the #PrayerWarriors team, we ask the Lord to listen to our petitions with full confidence they not only are heard but acted upon by God according to His holy will. … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Question

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Five Minute Friday time.We’ll get to that in a  few after our regularly scheduled advertisements about the mechanics of Five Minute Friday and a plug on it’s value from Colleen. You know the drill. I’ll post, link … Continue reading

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