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Growing In Grace

My hope for the New Year is that I will continually grow in the knowledge and grace of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Spending time with Him is a good way to nurture our relationship; however, understanding and cultivating … Continue reading

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New Year’s Resolutions

I haven’t written anything for the past few weeks because I was staying in a hotel room and with my daughter and granddaughter—since I posted my “official” Christmas blog,  I figured that I was off the hook as far as … Continue reading

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The Anthems of Our Souls

I love Christmas time!  …though I do not enjoy seeing the rampant commercialism promoting covetousness and greed.  I love Christmas music, particularly the Celtic carols and tunes wafting through our home this time of year.  I love baking; I love … Continue reading

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Recognizing Strongholds

It has been several years now since I first listened to teaching about strongholds in a Christian’s life; my first reaction was something akin to, “I’m saved, filled with the Spirit, so no problems here!”  Time has shown me something … Continue reading

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Corrupt Operating Systems

I was planning to write about something else today until I ran into a glitch with my computer; fortunately, I have another one I can use until I can get things worked out with the one where my files are … Continue reading

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Confession (Addendum)

I wanted to write more in my recent posting built on the adage, “confession is good for the soul”; but as it was, the post was getting rather long so I decided to save it for another day—this being that … Continue reading

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The Value of a Human Life

For the most part, I avoid hot topics and controversial issues, not because I am afraid to share my opinion; rather, because many other blogs cover those matters quite well, while my objectives are to consider personal perspectives and growing … Continue reading

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…Good for the Soul

I think most people are familiar with the adage “Confession is good for the soul”.  I attempted to find out the source of the saying and discovered that it is a Scottish proverb, though the complete maxim is, “Open confession … Continue reading

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Supernatural!

“What supernatural event from the Bible is your favorite?  Why?”  These questions were posed at our community/home Bible study group this past week. Wow! Those are not easy questions—there are so many miraculous events to consider, how do you choose?  … Continue reading

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Focus!

I suppose the “up-side” to doing embarrassing things is that they give me things to write about in my blog. I learn things in a “hands-on” sort of way, but I would prefer relegating that aspect of my personality to … Continue reading

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