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Separated into Silence
Awakened out of the doldrum, a voice of passion pleads. Proceed to take the call. Dare to drop your phone and go alone. It is a sacred hour. Separate yourself from society. Run into the secret place. Deep in God’s woods, is silence. Stop for a selah at the TREE OF LIFE. And I will…
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Raising Your Low Self-Esteem
Introduction Counselors advise clients with a poor self-esteem to look into a mirror and recite positive affirmations to themselves. Can words make a difference and redefine one’s image? Definitely so, when the words come from the mouth of God. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was…
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A Talk Outside A Tomb
(Please read A Talk Inside A Tomb, my previous post, as groundwork for this message). Recap In our last post, women were seen rushing to anoint the precious body of Jesus. Upon arrival, both the boulder and body were miraculously removed. Stunned and perplexed, the spices in their hands no longer held purpose. The cold tomb wrapped…
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A Talk in A Tomb
Introduction Miracles don’t make sense. Attempts to make miracles into an equation can’t produce an equal sign. Like mathematicians, many people mark miracles as unimaginable and reason them out. Since they don’t match their polished ways, they deny their validity and dismiss them as lies. These sophisticated thinkers trend back to the norm, swaying society…
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Problems or Possibilities
Christmas, is it Hallmark magic or the manger’s miracle which encourage you? While it is entertaining to watch the hardships unfold in Hallmark, the channel can’t stream miracles into your moaning heart. Only when looking into the manger, possibility meets the light. Hiding within swaddling clothes, answers await. Listen to Mary, the mother who believed…
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Shall We Speak about Spit?
What picture comes into your mind when I mention the word “spit”? Unless it is a cute drooling baby, you may think of insult, humiliation, rejection and disgrace. Nobody wants to be spit upon. Think of the crucifixion, the soldiers spit upon Jesus before He was nailed on the cross. He endured the humiliation for…
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The Dangers of Doubt
Introduction: Fear can chase us into a fence. In certain situations, our prayers can be pleading and pitiful, focusing on our problems. There is another tape rolling through our minds during this problem-solving approach to prayer. What is keeping us in our fence and not finding our freedom is doubt. Christians can believe in God and doubt at the…
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What Book is Your Belief Publishing?
Maybe you haven’t thought much about being an author. Well, Scripture says you have the gift of writing. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. (Ps. 45:1) What is your tongue writing today? If the book of your beliefs was in print, would it be filled with complaints of sorrow, pain, disease or fear? Publishing such…
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Dew in the Garden of Grace
My husband laughs at my inquisitive mind. He says I ask too many questions! Like a curious kid, I continue to live in a world filled with wonder. I bring this fascination into the secret garden. It is my favorite place to pour out my heart’s desires and desperations. Where is this sacred spot? Why, you can join me there…
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Is it Possible to be Delivered from our Pain?
Fear and grief crash into our lives when guardrails are left unattended. Far too often, we cruise seamlessly through life with the sun shining on our heads and the wind blowing through our hair; until we skid off course into some ditch. Examining the scene of the accident, we search for evidence for the cause of our…