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Preparing for a Day with God
Preparing for Silence and Solitude We seek silence and solitude so that we can quiet our souls and be attentive to God. Silence and solitude give God time and space away from the competition of social interaction, noise and stimulation. It is a formative place that brings us face to face with our hidden motives…
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Change
by Debby Nichols Key Verse: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. – Hebrews 13:8, NIV Change seems to be a steady companion of each new year. As I sit and ponder how I really feel about change, I must admit that for most of my life I have tried to avoid change. Having…
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Speaking Life
by Sarah Bently Key Verse: “Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. – Proverbs 16:24, NIV In reviewing for a Sunday school lesson at church, I chatted with God a bit about the creation narrative. Wow. Your words literally created life. Yes. And they still do, every day. What power…
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Empowered Speech
by Doug Mitts Key Verse: “Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.” – Colossians 4:6, NAS95 I wish I could do this better than I do now. I have noticed, though, the Spirit rearranging my words as I speak…
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Language of the Kingdom
by Leslie Hall Key Verse: The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. – John 10:10, NET Full disclosure – I have a tendency to absolutely swear like a sailor. I’m on a journey with Jesus about it; I’d appreciate…
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Shaping Reality
by Gabe Bernal Key Verse: “Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life” – Proverbs 4:23, HCSB I can be a bit of an overthinker. I’m sure many of you can relate. My mind never stops. If I’m not careful, I can think something to death. I will hyper focus on…
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Coffee Table God
by Angie Raineri Key Verse: Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. – Exodus 33:11a, ESV Do you have a coffee table God? I do! Let me tell you about Him. One morning during my quiet time, I was prompted by what I was…
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Seeing the Unseen
by Doug Mitts Key Verse: I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.…In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. – John 14:18, 20, NAS95 Jesus speaks truth, but often those truths come from outside my normal frame of…
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A Jesus Filled Life
by Karen Kurth Key Verse: My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow Me. – John 10:27, NKJV Early in my time in Romania – pre-GEM and pre-knowing Romanian – I went to the piața to buy potatoes. I had to go to the piața because there was only one grocery store…
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These Fleeting Things
by Gabe Bernal Key Verse: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” – Hebrews 13:8, ESV I recently watched one of England’s matches during the Euros (football tournament) with a friend. He is English and heavily invested in the result of the match. It was a close one, and needless to say, my…
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