Category: Encouragement
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Nicaragua: A Reflection & Return
Each time I allow my thoughts to wander back to Nicaragua, my mind’s eye goes to this school courtyard. I lived and worked in Nicaragua for 72 days after graduating High School. And most of that time was spent here. In short, I learned the meaning of dependance. I had…
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Honeysuckle
One of my earliest, faintest, memories is of my sister and I walking my Grandparent’s property line hand in hand with my Grandpa. We stopped by the tree line, he grabbed a flower, and showed me how to eat it. “This is honeysuckle” he said, and pointed out all the…
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For the Lonely,
“The righteous will cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles” Psalm 34:17 During my first year of college, I drove home from classes on a random afternoon. (I was a community college student) Nothing earth shattering had transpired, I simply attended my classes…
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God’s Kindness & a Trip to Kauai
“I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us -“ Isaiah 63:7 Praise and Prayer is the title of Isaiah 63:7-19. Following verse 7, praise and prayer are attributed to the God…
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Lacking Nothing | Psalm 23 pt. 2
“…I lack nothing.” Psalm 23:1 Recently I purchased a new Bible and retired my worn ESV. It had been my Bible since early High School, and was big, bulky, and full of notes. Partially due to its size I had not made a habit of bringing my Bible to church…
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The Good Shepherd | Psalm 23 pt.1
“The Lord is my Shepherd…” Psalm 23:1 For the last two weeks, I have camped out in Psalm 23. It is a verse I had memorized years ago – but God has since knit it into the fabric of my heart. He has specifically used the Biblical analogy of God…
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Remember
“But the counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” John 14:26 In talking with my Mom one random evening, she said something that has stuck with me for almost…
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Faithful in the Small
“It is inbred in us that we have to do exceptional things for God: but we have not. We have to be exceptional in the ordinary things, to be holy in mean streets, among mean people, and this is not learned in five minutes.” Oswald Chambers Following my High School…
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A Shield and Refuge
“This God-his way is perfect, the word of the Lord proves true, he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him”. Psalm 18:30 Psalm 18 is prefaced in my Bible as follows- “To the chiormaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who addressed the…
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A Fixed Provision
I have been camped out in the Old Testament this year unintentionally. Reading a chapter a day, it is slow, but a beautiful reminder that God’s encouragement to you and me is on every page. Nehemiah has been the man of the hour in my quiet time, the king’s cupbearer…
by Martha June 