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You’re Somebody!

You’re Somebody! Matthew 5.13

“I’m Somebody!”

Are you? If so, how do you know? How would you know?

Watch and smile:…

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Added by Christine on March 9, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

Why Me?

"We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God."

Acts 14:22

God's people have their trials. It was never designed by God, when he chose his people, that they should be an untried people. They…

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Added by Tammy on March 8, 2015 at 12:24pm — 3 Comments

Three men and a little lady

Three men and a little lady. Purim, 2015.

Happy Purim! Do you know the story? Tis a true one that dates back to the 4th century B.C. Purim is a national holiday in Jerusalem, and the most joyous feast on the Hebrew calendar. Do you know why? I invite you to read the book of Esther. Interesting negotiation tactics. Click to read:…

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Added by Christine on March 6, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

For such a time as this … Grace and Peace

For such a time as this … Grace and Peace. Matthew 5.1-12—takeaway

Grace and Peace. There is something about this pairing that shoots straight to my heart. It rings out HOPE to me! Peace is a familiar concept to us, but grace—maybe not so much.

Ah, grace ~ how to define it, how to grasp its beauty and power, how to apprehend it for our lives. The drippings of grace … longing for a scent of a flower we have not found, the echo of a tune we have not…

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Added by Christine on March 5, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

Making Course Adjusments is Part of Life

It is important to seek to get our walk with the Lord right early on, but understand that there will be adjustments along the way. If you board a plane in NY and head toward LA you trust that the navigator has plugged in the right heading, but if the navigator was off by only 1 degree you would not notice too much being off as you cross the NY state line. Yet, by the time you get to CA you will be quite a bit off course. It is interesting that as a plane travels with all the transponders…

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Added by Leonard T on March 4, 2015 at 6:28am — 2 Comments

So what about this Jesus?

Jesus was a radical, but not the 60s kind . . . He was unpredictable--except for how He loved . . . He looked like an ordinary man, and yet he was an extraordinary God . . . and as for me, the further we get into Matthew’s gospel, the closer I feel to Him. Not so long ago, I asked the question: What difference does Jesus make to you? Here is what some of you had to say~

LIFE OR DEATH....

Jesus is my big brother.…

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Added by Christine on March 4, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

One more look at the Beatitudes

One more look at the Beatitudes. Matthew 5.1-12

Blessed are . . . this is a last look at the Beatitudes.

Well, the fact is, I worked all afternoon to create a graphic of a ladder on the left, with the beatitudes bumped up against it—all resting on a field of Grace: first, Blessed are the poor in spirit, where Jesus started his teaching to his disciples that afternoon so long ago. For when we understand our rightful place before an all-holy, and an all-righteous God, then… Continue

Added by Christine on March 3, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

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This is a Blessing?!

This is a Blessing?! Matthew 5.10-12

If you are a devoted follower of Christ, you might want to keep it to yourself, or you just might face trouble. How much trouble depends on where you live. To keep quiet or stand for Jesus … hmmm. In a final beatitude, Jesus makes a promise and a reward—but in this case, it is definitely a bad news, good news thing.

Isis is on an all-out campaign not just to persecute Christians but to murder as many as possible. When they take Christian…

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Added by Christine on March 2, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

Walking in Peace

Walking in Peace. Matthew 5.9

I remember the exchange like it was yesterday, though it was probably at least 16 years ago. On my never-ending pursuit of fitness, one early morning I was ru-alking1 the hilly area in which we lived, when I rounded the corner and came upon a strange sight. Twas an old lady, who looked like Granny from Sylvester and Tweety Bird cartoons, holding up in the air a smallish open Bible, arms extended. Bidding her ‘good morning’,…

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Added by Christine on February 27, 2015 at 4:54pm — No Comments

Gods hope and re-known deliverence

Hello brothers and Sisters just wanted to ask you if you will pray for a fellow member of God Pastor Saeed Abedini who was imprisoned and taken away from is family for is Christian belief can you bear Vigil and god will pour out favour and release mercy. www. face book saeed vigil.com Amen

Added by David Moxon on February 26, 2015 at 2:36pm — No Comments

Do You Have Peace?

Do You Have Peace? Matthew 5.9

Peace, peacemaking, peacekeeping. We have talked all around it, but now I must ask you a question:

Do you have inner peace?

In all honesty, I can say that for the most part, I have peace~

~in my heart ~in my soul ~in my mind ~and usually in my body.

Yesterday, my peace was tested, so I can say that it is so. I had a Rudyard Kipling moment … several of them actually! “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing…

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Added by Christine on February 26, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

Are you a Peacemaker?

Are you a Peacemaker? Matthew 5.9

Good Day!

One of the things I learned from my mother was to be a peacekeeper—good in some respects, not so good in others. I remember how she waited to tell my father things until ‘the right time’ when she thought he would not blow up; I watched and learned from what was modeled. However, Jesus did not say, ‘blessed are the peacekeepers,’ you notice, but rather, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they will be…

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Added by Christine on February 25, 2015 at 3:09pm — No Comments

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Blessed are the Peacemakers

Blessed are the Peacemakers. Matthew 5.9

Have you ever climbed to the top of Half Dome1, Gangirwal2 or even Mount Kenya3? If so, you have some sense of ‘arriving’, right? Well, you and I are about to arrive at the crest or the top rung of the ladder of the Beatitudes.

In truth, I could personally revisit the Beatitudes again and again—that is how much they have grabbed and challenged me--so beautiful, yet so vital to living and loving the way Christ would have us.

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Added by Christine on February 24, 2015 at 3:12pm — No Comments

JUST A FEW WORDS!!

An old beggar lived across a street for a longtime. At exactly mid day, the beggar went into a nearby church for barely 2minutes and came out.

One day, the church priest wondered why John, the beggar spent barely 2minutes in church and decided to ask him one day.

"John, what takes you to church for only a few minutes?" asked the priest.

'sweetly smiling, John moved on. A few days went by…

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Added by Phoebe Nakiwunga on February 23, 2015 at 10:57am — No Comments

God, give me a pure heart!

God, give me a pure heart! Matthew 5.8

It is nighttime and I am flying over the farmland of California, winging my way back home from Northern California, where I attended an event to honor the birth of my niece’s newborn baby girl, just two months old. Looking at her, complete innocence . . . lack of guilt; one could say, pure in heart. Hmmm . . . step a little closer please—not so sure.

You will remember that Jesus was becoming quite a sensation, teaching people about…

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Added by Christine on February 23, 2015 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

Dog-poop Brownies by Janet Martin

They look absolutely decadentRich, chocolate-y and sweet Go ahead and take a big one You deserve a special treatBut I feel I ought to warn you As I see your hefty scoop There's a secret ingredientHalf a teaspoon of dog-poop Compared to all the nuts and butter The eggs and sugar too Compared to all the yummy chocolate In this sweet and sticky goo There really isn't any reason That you should need to worry What's a little dog-poop In a pile of chocolate…

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Added by ribbon on February 22, 2015 at 10:30pm — No Comments