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March 13, 2010

Random Quotes

I’m finding my challenge to myself to blog something every day of Lent (except Sundays) to be more difficult than I imagined. To think of something to write everyday that someone would want to read is truly a challenge. My husband just looked at the...

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March 12, 2010

The Thief on the Cross

In this season of Lent, I begin to look forward to Easter. This is actually my favorite holiday, even more than Christmas. Christmas is the beginning of a wonderful gift from God, but Easter seals the deal. At the cross and the empty tomb, Satan...

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March 11, 2010

Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord

People often talk about how God is love, which He is. This is an important part of God’s character. But there is another characteristic of God that people focus on less often, and that I want to focus on today. God is Holy. The American...

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March 9, 2010

Wag More, Bark Less

I’ve seen this great bumper sticker that says “Wag More, Bark Less.” I think it is terrific advice. What a better world this would be if we all wagged more and barked less. The question is, how do we do that in a world that...

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March 8, 2010

Remembering the Promises

God promises many things to His people, to those who love Him. He promises salvation, comfort, peace, and wisdom. He promises that He will meet our physical and spiritual needs, and will give to us in greater measure than we give to others. He promises strength...

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March 6, 2010

Everything Changes, Except God

Change in inevitable in life. Our status changes from single to married; our kids change from babies to toddlers to teens to adults; we change jobs, houses, cars, and pets. Some changes are good and some are not. And different people react differently to changes...

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March 5, 2010

The Empathy of Jesus

This morning I was pondering what I wrote yesterday about empathy versus sympathy. I started wondering if part of the reason for the incarnation was so that God could empathize with us? I know God knows everything, so He always knew what we humans thought...

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March 3, 2010

Contentment and Happiness

I read an anonymous quote today that I really liked: “Happiness is not getting what you want, but wanting what you have.” I think that is so true. A person can have a lot, but if they always want more they will not be happy....

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March 2, 2010

Patience Is a Virtue

Patience. It is something we all want to have and like to see in others, but it is a difficult virtue to cultivate. It is not something most people come by naturally, though there are exceptions to this rule. I am not one of those exceptions....

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