They Loved Telling Their Stories!
Read: 2 Kings 5:1-5; Mark 5:1-20 This week, I heard about the deaths of two well-loved men. Both were in their 90s, and both brought joy...
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Patty
- 7 days ago
- 4 min
Far More Wonderful Than Reputation Defender!
Read: Luke 7:36-50; Jude 1:24-25 It has been quite some time since I have heard their advertisement on the radio. That is, until I heard...
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Patty
- Jul 25
- 4 min
Leave a Message, and We'll Get Back to You!
Read: Daniel 9:1-23; 1 John 5:13-15 Has anyone other than me noticed that a majority of the things we do during an average week wouldn't...
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Patty
- Jul 16
- 4 min
Focus and Follow
Read: Psalm 73; Psalm 131; 1 John 4:9-10 It is funny how a conversation can begin with one topic and morph into so many different...
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Patty
- Jul 13
- 4 min
Oh, I Did That Again!
Read: Ephesians 5:8-9; Ephesians 4:25-32; Ephesians 5:1 I have been laughing at myself this week. Sometimes the smallest incidents can be...
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Patty
- Jul 3
- 4 min
Staying out of the Liar's Snare!
Read: John 10:10; Nehemiah 6:1-4; John 8:43-44; Romans 8:1; Romans 8:38-39 Two e-mails came this week. Their messages were quite similar;...
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Patty
- Jun 26
- 4 min
Package Delivered!
Read: 2 Corinthians 5:18-20; Luke 23:39-43; Matthew 16:26-27 We must have missed the doorbell. Or perhaps, the delivery driver knocked to...
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Patty
- Jun 22
- 5 min
Being in Two Places at Once
Read: Colossians 3:1-4 Before turning a corner to discuss biblical truth today, may we pray together for Ukraine and the people who are...
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Patty
- Jun 22
- 4 min
Sometimes, We All Need to Be Shored Up!
Read: 2 Samuel 15:1-30; 2 Samuel 16:1-14; 2 Samuel 17:25-27 The weather report that we saw Monday evening didn't seem too foreboding, but...
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Patty
- Jun 13
- 4 min
Waiting for the Beauty to Appear!
Read: Galatians 4:4; Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 53:3-12; Romans 8:28 Let's have a show of hands. Who loves to wait? I'm guessing if the room...
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Patty
- May 29
- 3 min
What We Know for Certain!
Read: Luke 7:11-17; Matthew 9:35-38 This has been a week filled with a mixture of many questions and emotions. Many of us have...
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Patty
- May 23
- 4 min
Walking Faithfully Like Jeremiah and Noah!
Read: Jeremiah 1:1-10; Genesis 6:9-21 I was talking with a friend this week about what she is reading in the Bible. She has been studying...
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Patty
- May 17
- 3 min
The Sweet and Strong Assurance of "No Condemnation"
Read: John 3:36; Isaiah 44:22; Romans 8:1; John 20:30-31 What can we know for certain? Is being sure of something important or can we...
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Patty
- May 9
- 4 min
Set Aside For Us!
Read: Matthew 6:19-21; 1 Peter 1:3-5 A few months ago, the gardening shows started coming on TV in earnest. Even though it was much too...
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Patty
- May 2
- 5 min
Remembering that Smile!
Read: Matthew 19:13-14; Mark 9:36; John 14:1-2; Acts 7:54-59 On January 22, 2022 in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood, 8-year-old...
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Patty
- Apr 25
- 4 min
Why Did They Make it That Way?
Read: Psalm 139:13-16; Ephesians 2:10; 2 Corinthians 4:7 I was going to hang my coat in the closet when I noticed something a bit odd....
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Patty
- Apr 12
- 4 min
Watching and Praying (Part One)
Read: Colossians 4:2-4; Ephesians 6:18-20 We received a call on Thursday morning. It is only April, but the first few fires have already...
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Patty
- Apr 5
- 3 min
They Look Good, But They're Not Real!
Read: Romans 5:6-11 My husband and I enjoy watching the gardening programs on TV. We usually try to purchase at least one new plant for...
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Patty
- Mar 28
- 3 min
God of Both the Closed and Open Doors
Read: Philippians 16:6-10; Revelation 3:6-8 Is it only me or were others raised with the challenge? "if at first you don't succeed, try,...
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Patty
- Mar 20
- 3 min
Got Treasure?
Read: 2 Chronicles 20:35-37; Matthew 6:19-21; Luke 12:15-21; 2 Corinthians 9:6-12; 1 Timothy 6:17-19 I had to call my brother when I...
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