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en COURAGE ment
While we may think of courage as fearlessness or daring, more fitting synonyms may be determination and endurance. Continue reading
Details, details!
The grinding process of being honed may be unpleasant, but how exciting to contemplate becoming sharper and more useful to God. Continue reading
Trusting when it makes no sense
How can we accept that painful experiences are merely the dark threads in a beautiful tapestry woven for our benefit? Continue reading
A Hopeful New Year
Putting our faith, our trust, in people or institutions, or even in our own abilities, is a recipe for disappointment. Continue reading
Merry Christmas!
The Christian church has two supreme holy days set apart for us to recognize God’s sacrificial gift when He stepped into the confines of our human experience and took on the sins of us all by dying an excruciating death for our salvation; two days dedicated to giving thanks for His great mercy and His amazing grace. Continue reading
Let us gather together
Welcome to Mrs. Thistlethwaite’s cozy cottage. This evening Tillie is hosting a home Bible study for a group of ladies from her church. You can curl up beside Edgar, Tillie’s pet tortoise, on the cushioned window seat and listen in. Continue reading
“Che sera sera” Christians
God is in control, so why should we get involved, right? Continue reading
Who do you trust?
With widespread distrust of the modern media and of many political figures, who can we trust in these turbulent times? Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, faith walk, Inspiration, Personal Musings, Spirituality
Tagged Psalm 11, trusting God, truth
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There is always a choice
Let’s choose to find the joy in this season. Joy and gratitude for God’s great gift of love that does not depend upon traditions or circumstances. Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Devotions for Women, faith walk, Inspiration, Spirituality
Tagged christmas, contentment, Matthew 6:25, worry
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Thanksgiving in the year 2020
God is all-powerful. That should go without saying as an absolute requirement to be God. This means that everything we encounter in this life, good and bad, has been allowed by Him. He could have stopped the difficult and the painful, but He chose not to. Not because He doesn’t love us, but because He does. Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Devotions for Women, faith walk, Personal Musings
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:18, God's love, Romans 8:28, Thanksgiving
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