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Oh Lord, I'm Back in Lo-debar Again!
Read: 2 Samuel 9:1-13; Galatians 5:1 One of my husband's family members was describing her yard and how it looks because they have had so...

Patty
Jul 11, 20214 min read
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A Dream Come True!
Read: Ruth 1-4; Philippians 3:20 If my father were still alive, he would turn 100 years old on July 4 of this year. Two things I know for...

Patty
Jul 11, 20214 min read
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There Will be Another Chance Tomorrow, Won't There be?
Read: Genesis 7; 2 Peter 3:1-13; Luke 23:39-43; Acts 24:24-27 There is a new one pretty much every day in the e-mail. The offers differ...

Patty
Jun 28, 20214 min read
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The Sweetness of Freedom
Read: Proverbs 28:15; Proverbs 29:2; Mark 5:1-20; Isaiah 35 This morning, I was reminded, once again, about the sweetness of freedom. Is...

Patty
Jun 28, 20213 min read
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Thistles, Prickles and Thorns
Read: 1 Kings 19:1-18 They're back. The roses, well technically speaking it is only the leaves and buds that have appeared; however,...

Patty
Jun 28, 20214 min read
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Saying Thank You
Read: Hebrews 11:1-32 It is once again Memorial Day weekend. There will be much more traveling from place to place both by car and plane...

Patty
May 31, 20214 min read
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Who's Right?
Read: 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:17-21; Psalm 12:6 Twice this week, I have been reminded of an invaluable truth. Once while talking...

Patty
May 23, 20214 min read
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Be Reconciled to God
Read: Luke 13:1-5; Luke 18:9-14 I love how each of the gospels has a slightly different emphasis. Many of the stories appear in more than...

Patty
May 16, 20213 min read
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God Says That Too!
Read: Exodus 6:1-3 Her name is Amy Bockerstette, and reading a bit of her story was a good way to start a Saturday. Amy is a 22-year-old...

Patty
May 10, 20215 min read
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An Astronaut's Perspective
Read: 1 Samuel 30:1-25; Psalm 62:12 This week, Michael Collins, one of the three astronauts of Apollo 11 fame, passed away at the age of...

Patty
May 2, 20214 min read
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Disentangle, Shake out, Repeat. Disentangle, Shake out, Repeat.
Read: Matthew 6:25-34; Philippians 4:6-7; 2 Kings 19:14-19 Many daily tasks are ordinary; yet, there are little things that we do that...

Patty
Apr 26, 20214 min read
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To Know or Not to Know. That is the Question.
Read: Numbers 13:31-33; Numbers 14:26-35; Proverbs 17 It has been longer than a year now since life changed and we began to hear the...

Patty
Apr 20, 20215 min read
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GIGO/An Alternate Definition
Read: Romans 8:38-39; Hebrews 12:5-11 GIGO: We all have heard it, and we know it is true. The answer that comes from the input of data is...

Patty
Apr 11, 20214 min read
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Another "Mary Did You Know"
Read: John 20:1-2; John 20:11-18 One of my most loved Christmas songs is now "Mary Did You Know." Such precious truth about Jesus is...

Patty
Apr 5, 20214 min read
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...But it is God Who Makes the Seed Grow!
Read: 1 Corinthians 3:5-9; John 4:28-30; John 4:39-42 This week, I enjoyed listening to an archived interview of Chuck Colson speaking...

Patty
Mar 28, 20215 min read
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Nip it! Nip it in the Bud!
Read: Ephesians 5:1-10; Ephesians 5:15-20 Happy first day of spring. Even the tomato seeds my husband planted a week ago are celebrating....

Patty
Mar 22, 20214 min read
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We Have a Story Like Noah's
Read: Genesis 9:11-17; Luke 17:26-27 I like acrostics. Those first letter helps that make memorizing easier. Am I the only person who...

Patty
Mar 15, 20214 min read
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Shaped, Not by Rules but by Love
Read: Luke 19:1-10; 2 Corinthians 3:18 Can you see that? That is a fairly common question that I am asked. It is a good question...

Patty
Mar 7, 20215 min read
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Distractions, Distractions!
Read: Luke 10:38-42 One of my favorite M*A*S*H episodes was shown on TV this past week. No matter how many times I view it, I am once...

Patty
Feb 28, 20214 min read
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