Tag: John

Christmas Time

“When the time had fully come, God sent his Son.” Galatians 4:4 NIV. God achieves His eternal purposes in the calendar and daily appointments of your life. My thoughts and comments today are about “Christmas time.” Christmas is a good time to thoughtfully examine life. Fast paces and busy schedules […]

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Up Close and Personal

“That which . . we have heard . . seen . . touched.” 1 John 1:1 NIV. The spiritual experience of others is no adequate substitute for your own. There are two things I notice about people’s lives today; most lives are busy, therefore isolated to varying degrees. I think […]

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First Love

When and where love diminishes, relationships suffer. “You have left your first love.” Revelation 2:4 NKJV. Love is not lost easily. Real love is resilient, willing to overlook disappointment, and love is fairly tenacious, holding fast as long as hope lives. But even when love is not easily lost, love […]

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Perspective and Perseverance

God doesn’t originate everything that touches your life but He does orchestrate every outcome. “Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial.” James 1:12 NAS. You want the trial of faith to be over. You want out of there, but the situation is beyond your control and has to run […]

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Easily Recognizable

“They recognized (Peter and John) as men who had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13 NLT “Admiration nurtures inspiration for association resulting in imitation.” My thoughts today are about being “easily recognizable.” Sometimes you can recognize where a person comes from by their national accent or regional mannerisms. Occasionally you can […]

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