Clothed in Christ, kindness, love, paitience

What to Wear?

Were you wondering what to wear today? Here is a suggestion: …So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even tempered, content with second-place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly as and completely as the Master forgave you.And regardless of …

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faith, john 21, love, restoration, sin

Do You Love Me?

Have you ever made a really bad mistake? Have you had a selfish, sinful moment that you would go back in time and change if you could? Has fear ever caused you to deny your faith? That’s what happened to Peter. He seemed to be the most fervent and radical of Jesus’ disciples. Maybe even the strongest of the twelve …

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God's faithfulness, Isaiah, love

Perfect Faithfulness

Oh Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You and praiseYour namefor in perfect faithfulnessYou have done marvelous things,things planned long ago…. You have been a refuge for thepoor,a refuge for the needy in his distress,a shelter from the stormand a shade from the heat… The Sovereign Lord will wipeaway the tearsfrom all faces;He will remove the disgrace of …

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laughter, light, love, rain

Clever Stayed in Bed

I just read a friend’s post about pink rain boots. It was light and funny and cute. A very different turn from the seriousness of her blog which shares the joy and sorrows of parenting a beautiful little girl who has autism and seizures. I loved it. I wanted to write something so clever and funny. But clever and funny …

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God's presence, love, sovereignty

El Roi

This is one of my favorite stories in the Bible. Hagar was Sarai’s servant. Sarai (Sarah) and Abram (Abraham) had given up on God’s timing and decided they would help God with His plan for a son. Hagar was the surrogate mother. This caused Sarai to become jealous and treat Hagar badly even though the scheme was her idea. How we …

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