Never be lacking in commitment, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. – Romans 12:11-12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Sunday morning Rebekah and I got up extra early so we could drive to Virginia Beach and spend a little time with…
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A lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all…
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By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. – Genesis 2:2-3 The other day my friend Gayle posted…
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“Come,” Jesus replied, “and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon. – John 1:39 I have two threads of thought this morning. Rather than force them both into this column, I’ll add another post later today. First, I…
Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit… [Elizabeth said] “As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in…
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Let joy be your continual feast. Make your life a prayer. And in the midst of everything be always giving thanks, for this is God’s perfect plan for you in Christ Jesus. – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 This is one rainy, dreary, un-festive Monday morning! So I am especially grateful, then, that my Sunday was such…
Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth!Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you. – Psalm 86:11 One of the best things about my faith journey at church (WFPC) is the fact that it is interactive – not just between me and God but with one-another. There are…
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