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Learning to Abide in Christ #BiteofBread

  What does it mean to “Abide in Christ?” What does the word “abide” mean anyway? And how do we do “abide” living thousands of years after Jesus in a world and culture so very different than when his sandals walked in the dust of ancient Israel? Some of you might be thinking, “But Andy, I need a reading plan …

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Scriptures on Rest #BiteofBread

  Maybe I’m just tired, but as I pondered about what our theme should be this week, the word “rest” kept coming to mind. I think of “rest” when I think of summer. My favorite season awaits just around the corner. We’re almost there. Memorial Day is the holiday when summer officially begins in my book and the beach town …

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7 Scriptures on “Beautiful”#BiteofBread

(Don’t miss the giveaway at the end!) The other day, I stood in a friend’s kitchen chatting and waiting on her guests to arrive, when one of the little neighbor girls came in to ask for a drink of water. She sported a purple one-piece with pink polka-dots, and her brown ringlets, damp from the water sprinkler, stuck to her …

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God's love, God's Sovereignty, Partnering with God, prayer, purpose

How to Get Out of a Bad Mood

To those who have been called….(Jude 1). I was in a funk the other day as I drove home. Tired. Irritated. I didn’t want to be that way, so I did what I’ve learned through the years as the best treatment for my mood. I began thanking God for all of my blessings then I prayed for people whose names are forever on …

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