Christmas is Coming!

Stores are now full of Christmas decorations, gifts, and shoppers. People are getting ready. But… as we work on our traditions to celebrate Christmas, we must prepare our hearts. During the the next two+ weeks, let’s reflect on the enormity of Jesus’ birth, and plan to celebrate all He means to us, to the world,…

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Hope for Overcomers

Hope for Overcomers Who is an Overcomer? If you are a Christian, having received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, YOU are an overcomer! For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who…

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Thanksgiving 2025

Thanksgiving Day is set apart in the US, Canada, and several other countries, some with a spiritual underpinning, some as thanks for a harvest or to recognize their culture. Thanksgiving Day, for Christians,* is marked with gratitude for God’s many blessings. This year, I am focusing on blessings noted in the New Testament, personalizing the…

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Look Up

What Is A Christian To Do Now? And Look Up. Look Up – Christ will come again The disciples asked Jesus what would be the sign of His coming and the end of the age (Matthew 24:3; Luke 21:7).  He answered and told the disciples to be on the alert and to be ready (Matthew…

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What Is A Christian To Do Now?

In these dark times, what is a Christian to do? One:    Stay faithful. Two:    Pray.   Pray for officials and leaders (1 Timothy 2:1-2)             Pray for each other             Pray as prompted for people, the world Three: Praise God. Rejoice.             God is sovereign AND all His ways are holy             He…

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God Always Loves His Children*

God—Father, Son, Holy Spirit—always, ALWAYS, loves His children.* God has infinite, eternal love for His children, those who have repented and believe in Jesus Christ; His children who have received Christ as Lord and Savior. For us, every single thing, every event, has the loving purpose of our sovereign God. Is it a hard day?…

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STOP! Wrong Way!

Are you feeling what I’m feeling? Irritable? Anxious? Stressed? Discouraged? Tempted? STOP! Emotions stem from thinking. The first step in stopping a negative emotion is to be conscious of what you are thinking; what you are saying to yourself. This isn’t as easy as it sounds. It takes practice. Why are you in despair, O…

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Praise God in Awful Times

My soul has been saturated with calamities. (Psalm 88:3) ~~ Things are tough for many people, both with personal issues and world concerns. As Christians, we must continue to praise God in these difficult times. Here are three examples. Hezekiah The Assyrians threatened Israel when Hezekiah was king, speaking to the people and delivering a…

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What is God Up to Now?

What is God up to? God is sovereign over everybody and everything all the time.    The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His sovereignty rules over all. (Psalm 103:19) Our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases. (Psalm 115:3) I am the Lord, and there is no other,…

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