Category: Bible Reading
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On Voting and “What Would Jesus Do” – Isaiah 46:9-11
Our voter’s pamphlet arrived a couple days ago, and it’s calling me from the pile on my kitchen table. How should I vote? Remember WWJD? Does it work during election time to ask myself what Jesus would do, how he would vote? Such a question leads only to guessing, and I want something more solid than speculation.…
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When Life is Chaos – Isaiah 49:23
Organizing my priorities has had me tied up in knots this week, since a hairy, life-changing event happened in our family. I’ve been on edge, trying to untangle the threads and still meet my deadlines. Today, however, Karen Ball from the Steve Laube Agency posted just the words I needed to hear. We must be experiencing similar…
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How to Know if You are a Writer – Matthew 7:24-29
I was perched near the top of a tall building, under the Tower of Babel sign, trying to address the crowd. The problem was, only a few of my listeners understood what I was saying. The rest were raising a ruckus trying to find someone who spoke their language, making it impossible for anyone to hear me. My nightmare turned…
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We Need a New World – Psalm 102:25-28
This world is like an old, worn out rag. My dad told us many years ago that in the Old English the word WORLD is derived from two words, wear and old. Maybe that is why there’s growing concern about preserving the planet. Life cycle of a rag I pulled an old, stained rag out of my…
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How I Overcame my Fear of Speaking – Matthew 22:36-40
I was shy, and afraid that if something didn’t change, my social discomfort would only grow worse. At nineteen, I was on my own for the first time. How could I learn to talk to people? It seemed the more I tried, the more I bumbled around and embarrassed myself. I prayed for a solution. It…
