New Life

You never know what to expect with Texas weather! Last week the temperature got up to the eighties and this week we are supposed to get below freezing! People have jokingly warned me that I am not prepared for the hot, humid summers (or were they serious!?). Signs of the...

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Wear Out the Path

Our kids wore a path around the house when they were young. Sometimes they were just playing in the yard. Sometimes Gwen sent them outside to burn off energy with, “Go run around the house five times.” Sometimes there were competitions as to who could be the fastest. Regardless, this...

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Fight for Contentment

Socrates called it “the ulcer of the soul.” Solomon said it would rot the bones. James said it would bring confusion and all kinds of evil. Peter said in order to grow you must lay it aside. Paul says love does not do it. Today’s devotional is actually about contentment,...

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Great Is Thy Faithfulness

“Great is Thy faithfulness; Great is Thy faithfulness; Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed Thy hand hath provided; Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!” Music has always spoken to me in tremendous ways.  I have grown closer to the Lord and learned many truths...

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Jesus is dependable. He shows up.

Jesus is dependable. He shows up. God’s Word is filled with promises that our Lord is with us. I love how David poetically captures the presence of our God (Psalm 139:7-12 NLT): Where can I go from your Spirit?    Where can I flee from your presence?If I go up to the heavens, you...

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