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Draw Me to Yourself
Today’s reflection is by Ted Loder from his book, Guerrillas of Grace In this moment draw me to yourself, Lord, and make me aware not so much of what I’ve given as of all I have received and so … Continue reading
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Tagged Anabaptist, attitude, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, gladness, God, grace, Jesus, justice, life, love, peace, power, Prayer, relationships, share
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The Summer of Discontent
Well,that might not be the right word. Anxiousness? Disquieting? Those may be better discriptors of the state of my world as summer fades into fall. As I wander around various social media platforms, I’ve noted just a little bit of … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, apprehension, attitude, blessings, calmness, conversation, discontent, disquiet, doubt, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, hope, Jesus, life, love, observations, optimism, peace, pessimism, relationships, restlessness, self, shaing, skepticism, trust
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A Breath of Reconciliation
Our reflection for the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) is from Living Faith: Daily Catholic Devotions, written by Elizabeth Duffy. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, DPchallenge, Elizabeth Duffy, encouragement, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, life, Living Faith, love, peace, reconciliation, relationships, Writing
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A Christmas Prayer — 2019
As a Christmas gift, I would like to share a Christmas message. As I’ve doing for the past few years, I “borrowed” some words my wife wrote, which became a staple for Christmas in the Reveille/Between the Lakes. I thought … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, blessings, celebration, charity, christmas, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, grace, holidays, hope, humility, Inspiration, Jesus, joy, Karen, life, love, Memories, observations, peace, Prayer, relationships, tgrust, Writing
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Five Minute Friday – Last
Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt is LAST. The timer is set … so here goes. {clock starts now} Maybe it was returning to New York for more than a long weekend. Maybe it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Blink of an Eye, dignity, DPchallenge, encouragement, eternity, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, God, grace, Inspiration, Jesus, Karen, last, life, love, Memories, peace, Prayer, relationships
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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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Tagged communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, Inspiration, Jesus, life, love, Mennonites, peace, relationships, shalom, share
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Praying For You
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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Tagged attitude, blessings, care, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, Friends, God, healing, illness, Jesus, life, love, observations, peace, Prayer, relationships, share
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Worldly Versus Divine Pleasures
For His sake I have accepted the loss of all things and I consider them so much rubbish … (Philippians 3:8). As I approach the end of Lent, I consider how the usual dynamic of this season plays out for … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, determination, divine, DPchallenge, dread, encouragement, enthusiasm, Faith, God, Inspiration, intentions, Jesus, joy, Lent, life, love, observations, peace, pleasure, relationships, worldly, Writing
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Five Minute Friday — Place
It’s time for my weekly Five Minute Friday contribution. It’s somewhat appropriate. The prompt this week is PLACE. We actually wrote on the topic about a year and half ago, but I resisted the urge to peek at what I … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, blessings, communication, DPchallenge, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, life, Lord, love, peace, place, Prayer, relationships, sleep, worry
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A Christmas Prayer — 2018
As a Christmas gift to myself, I again vowed to take Christmas off. No writing. No work. But I did want to share a Christmas message. What to do? Well, as I’ve doing for the past few years, I “borrowed” … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, blessings, celebration, charity, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, friends, God, grace, holidays, hope, humility, joy, Karen, life, Memories, observations, peace, relationships, trust
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The Light 