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True Humility (Be Like Jesus Part 3)
In the past few devotions, we have looked at how Jesus was a model to us as believers on how to live. He demonstrated loving by meeting seemingly insignificant needs and accepting all people including those that others think are unimportant. Also, we have looked at how Christ is an example of study, using God’s…
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Real Love
The other day I was singing a song to my children. The song is called “Love is.” In this song, love is compared to other things such as a soft summer rain, a smile and a kiss. Then it says something I never truly heard before, though I had sang the song a million times.…
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For My Children
I find myself sitting today thinking about my children. Grateful is probably too small a word for how I feel about the blessing of having them in my life. There’s not a day that goes by when they are brought to my mind that I don’t want to stop and smile, laugh, or pray. It’s…
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The Illusion of the Fairy Tale Life
I have a bone to pick with Disney and golden books and all the other fairy tale advocates or promoters I should say. For so many of the Hallmark movie makers and even all too many ROM coms. As a child born in the West or in America, however you want to say it, I…
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Stressed
Stressed. That’s actually how I was feeling, quite stressed. What does stress really mean? According to the Oxford dictionary it is experiencing mental or emotional strain or tension. This feeling leads me to pass judgement on myself unfairly I might add. Perhaps you have been here too and had the same thoughts about your life or…
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It’s Not the End
“Here we are at last, at the end of all things” that is a line from “The Lord of the Rings.” It’s funny but that moment was not the end at all. It was only an end of their hard journey for a moment. There was more to their story still be witten and lived. More…
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The Commute
Some of you might have to commute long distances to work. I’ve had to a time or two depending on my job. It’s interesting if you look around when you’re commuting what you’ll see. You see what I have seen in my commuting days is lots and lots of vehicles full of lots and lots…
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The Mighty Can Fall Pt. 2
Recently I posted about challenges and facing them in God’s strength. I want to continue along that same vein and discuss the challenges, these personal icebergs, that we face. This bears discussing because it’s important to know what we face, even if we are facing it in God’s strength. After all, understanding the nature of these things…
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Don’t leave it all behind (Simple comforts)
My 12-year-old son came home from school with a prize he had earned in class. It was this is really cute pink floppy eared Easter bunny. He said he got it for me, but he said he wanted it for himself also. He seemed almost ashamed that he would want something cute and comforting because he’s…
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Starting Over (I wrote this several years ago)
Recently I have been struggling. As I’m going through the process of divorce, and it is a process because it does not happen overnight. Neither was the cause an immediate thing. I am surrounded by death, I am at an ending, a graveside. This death of a marriage is something I have been grieving. Like others…
Devotions For Real Life 