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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...

Patty
Jul 12, 20224 min read
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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;...

Patty
Jul 3, 20224 min read
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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...

Patty
Jun 26, 20224 min read
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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...

Patty
Jun 22, 20225 min read
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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...

Patty
Jun 22, 20224 min read
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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...

Patty
Jun 13, 20224 min read
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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...

Patty
May 29, 20223 min read
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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...

Patty
May 23, 20224 min read
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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...

Patty
May 16, 20223 min read
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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...

Patty
May 9, 20224 min read
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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...

Patty
May 2, 20225 min read
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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....

Patty
Apr 24, 20224 min read
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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...

Patty
Apr 12, 20224 min read
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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...

Patty
Apr 4, 20223 min read
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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,...

Patty
Mar 28, 20223 min read
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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...

Patty
Mar 20, 20223 min read
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Something Beautiful That God Wants Us to Know!
Read: Luke 15:4-7; Hosea 3:1-3; Luke 19:41-44 Even though we are coming to know and love our Savior more and more, there are things about...

Patty
Mar 17, 20224 min read
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Lessons from a Jug of Bleach
Read: Job 23:1-10; Romans 4:17-21 I love it when God tucks blessings into the midst of the ordinary. I'm not talking about the "call the...

Patty
Mar 8, 20225 min read
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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...

Patty
Mar 4, 20225 min read
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The Right to be Forgotten
Read: Psalm 32:1-5; Psalm 103:11-12 It is something many parents tell their growing children. "What we do follows us." "One decision made...

Patty
Feb 21, 20223 min read
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