45 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. 46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”-which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47 When some of those standing there heard…
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“For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” Phil. 2:13 (ESV) Athletes will tell you, pain is involved in achieving extraordinary feats of strength and stamina. Mothers will testify- the discomfort, sickness and pain are part and parcel…
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” A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.” Prov. 16:9 My career requires a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education hours per year. Some of those hours are quite specific. Others allow flexibility based on opportunities. I have made it a practice to download…
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“From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” Ps. 61:2 (NIV) Can we just be real for a moment? Life does not always come to us in bite-size chunks. Often, life…
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“There is a pathway that seems right to a man, but in the end it’s a road to death. ” Prov. 14:12 Before the invention of Google, we had some struggles at our house. “Name that Actor” a little in-house game we played (OK, mostly me) often ended…
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