We live in a world of clichés, hyper motivational posts, clever quotes, tweets, and catchy refrigerator magnets, designed to jolt us! They attempt to change our feelings by giving us just the inspiration or kick in the pants we need for the moment. Sometimes they cause us to ponder….sometimes they annoy us with their simplistic [...]
Phyllis Johnson
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The human heart has cravings. We long for God who is eternal…. and settle for stuff that is external. There was a popular Christian song in the 1970’s whose words are timeless. The world may try to satisfy That longing in your soul. You may search the wide world over But you’ll be just as [...]
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As a little girl, I remember getting ten dimes for my allowance every week and putting one dime away to take to church with me on Sunday. As early as I can remember God received HIS portion first because I had Godly parents that trained me up in the way I should go. Tithing became [...]
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“For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia.” II Corinthians 1:8-11 If the apostle Paul felt it was important to get real, what is the take home lesson for us in this passage he wrote to the church in Corinth? Ignorant is a strong word that [...]
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I was recently in Hobby Lobby. While I was selecting my items I realized the song, “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” was playing. Songs and smells are the quickest path to a memory because they bi-pass a certain filter in our brain. That song immediately drew me back to the 1970’s when I answered [...]
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The problem with idolatry is it morphs continuously into other expressions. Once the Holy Spirit helps us pull down an idol, our relationship with God becomes intimate and connected again….until one day we realize just like the “whack a mole” game at the fair, another one has popped up. There is a reason for that. [...]
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I have a second job teaching parenting classes for Fairfield County. Every month I have an entire new roster of students. The first class is usually awkward because everyone is in the process of sizing each other up. They don’t know what makes me tick and I don’t know what makes them tick. By the [...]
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Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Observe him as: • The twelve year old boy teaching • The itinerant Rabbi tapping the disciples for service • The healer of the sick • The defender of the outcast • The master over the storm • The pursued by the throngs • [...]
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I love God. My earliest memory of knowing He existed was when I was three, living in Arkansas, and I came upon a beautiful tarantula in the gravel field by our home. As I reached to pick up this magnificent, colorful, fuzzy creature, I heard an audible voice say, “Don’t.” I looked all around to [...]
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I cringe when I hear the word holy used in slang. God is the only One entitled to have the word holy used before His name….not cows or other more inanimate items. Our greatest shortcoming is not realizing how pure God’s character is. There is an infinite gap between the highest in us and God. [...]
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