Archive for February, 2008
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Friday, February 29th, 2008 1 Corinthians 13:5 “Love…keeps no record of wrongs.”
A Leap of Forgiveness
Today is leap day, an extra day in our lives. It is a day in which the year consists of not 365 days but 366 days. I wonder if we can’t use this day to have something extraordinary happen. So I suggest, a reconciliation, […]
Hey God
Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Mark 5:27 “When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind Him in the crowd and touched his cloak….immediately she was healed.”
Once when Jesus was in a crowd, many were pressing in on Him. A woman came up from the crowd and touched his cloak because she thought, “If she just touched his clothes […]
The Blackest Hues
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 John 8:12 “I am the light of the world; whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
I love to run. It is much fun and I enjoy the exercise. A couple of years ago I decided to go exercise. My neighborhood at that time only had a […]
Stranger in a Strange Land
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Isaiah 49:14 “The Lord has forgotten me.”
When I was a sophomore in high school I read A Stranger in a Strange Land, a science fiction book by Robert Heinlein. I was totally shocked by the book. It talked about not belonging to life.
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A Whole New World
Monday, February 25th, 2008Matthew 5:16 “ Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”
Right after Averette and I were married I took her snorkeling for the first time. I remember helping her with her fins and her snorkel and […]
Thank you God
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008Luke 17:13 “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”
It is easy to live life always expecting God to do things for us and never taking stock enough to be grateful. In the course of Jesus’ ministry there was a time He was on the way to Jerusalem. He was […]
Move Mountains
Friday, February 22nd, 2008Matthew 21:21 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.
We live in […]
The Sum of our Decisions
Thursday, February 21st, 2008Proverbs 3:6 “In all your ways acknowledge God and He will make your path straight.”
We are the sum of all the decisions we make. Some of the decisions we make limit us and some of the decisions we make open new vistas of possibilities for us. Yesterday […]
Follow the Rules
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008Deuteronomy 5:1 “Moses summoned all of Israel and said: Here, oh Israel, the decrees and laws concerning you today. Learn them and be sure to follow them.”
In life it is important to follow the rules. We try to teach our children to do that when […]
“I’ll Do it Myself”
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Acts 9:3 “As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell on the ground….
When my children were little they would often say, “DADDY, I WILL DO IT MYSELF.” Sometimes we do that to God!
I have, in my life, come […]
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