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Snakes and Scorpions and the Shakes
The seventy-two returned rejoicing, and said, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name." Jesus said, "I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky....
Re-Writing Our Hearts and Minds
Jesus knew what they were thinking, and said, “Why do you harbor evil thoughts?” // Matthew 9:4 I am not a mind reader, but after being a mother for nineteen...
Pray Rather Than Judge
"And if anyone hears my words and does not observe them, I do not condemn him, for I did not come to condemn the world but to save the world."...
Sharing Truth Not Shying Away
But the LORD is with me, like a mighty champion: my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph. In their failure they will be put to utter shame, to lasting,...
Soften My Heart, Lord
“For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have?” // Matthew 5:44 When I was in graduate school, an administrative assistant in our program was very...
If the Lord Wills It
You have no idea what your life will be like tomorrow. You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears. // James 4:14 I am, and have...
Beyond Good Intentions
“You are in the right rather than I; you have treated me generously, while I have done you harm. Great is the generosity you showed me today . . ....
A New Look at Creation
“This was he of whom I said, ‘The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.'" // John 1:15 I must admit that...
Show Me the Truth, Don't Tell Me It
"Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?" At that time Jesus cured many of their diseases, sufferings, and evil spirits; he also granted...
First Say No
I remember when my parents decided to start tithing in our church. I remember it clearly because they increased our allowance slightly as well and suggested that we give a...
Finding Our Way Back to the Path
I took a deep breath and tried to focus on the needs of the individual across the table from me. I had thus far succeeded in shutting out the sounds...
What's Your Role in the Circumstances?
Did he just honk at me? I glanced over my shoulder to see a middle-aged man waving his hands impatiently and pointing at my husband’s truck. I took a deep...
