What Just Happened A quick visit to Hobby Lobby the day after Easter has me wondering. What just happened? It was a site to behold. Evidence that Easter is obviously in the rear view mirror. The hoards of decor, pretty, sparkling and enticing just two days earlier, looked sad, pathetic and unwanted, even tagged half price. Many of you made…
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Happy Easter, Now What?
HAPPY HAPPY EASTER! I pray that this Easter will be your best. Not because of your full dinner table; not because of the family photo with everyone smiling and looking nice, not because of the beautiful music and the excellent sermon, but because your heart is prepared. You are ready for Easter. You endured the Lenten season with thoughtful introspection….
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FINAL CHECK IN (29,30,31,32,33,34)
Can you believe it…this kicks off our final week. Today is Palm Sunday. This day marks the joyous entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. As in every other occasion of His earthly time among us, our expectations are turned upside down, and we are surprised by what we wouldn’t expect. It was not a warrior’s stallion that carried Jesus through the…
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CHECK IN: Week Five (23,24,25,26,27,28)
Who is still with us? How has the Lord met you this past week? Any fresh insights or perhaps dusted off old truths? I love that about scripture. You read a passage in January and give it a token head nod. You read it again in April and it leaps off the page and speaks into your life. What’s the…
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CHECK IN: Week Four (17,18,19,20,21,22)
Keep on Keeping on. Do you realize that the closer you are to God the harder the evil one works to upset that? Now into week four my guess is that he has probably stepped up his efforts in your life. Does your time seem less available; has your desire waned; or has crisis of life diverted your attention? Don’t…
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