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16 Oct

Standing on Romans 12:2!

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Affirmation,  It's Time to FLY
Are you ready for a change?  Transformation awaits but we have to “let God” determine what’s best.  As we meditate on (and memorize) Romans 12:2 NLT, I’m praying we’ll trust in the Lord until we begin to FLY.  Have a great week! “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this...
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15 Oct

The Unforced Rhythms of Grace

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It's Time to FLY
 “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay...
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06 Oct

Fear Doesn’t Fight Fair

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It's Time to FLY,  Life Letter Cafe
Boo!  Don’t worry, I’m not trying to scare you. This is just to illustrate how fear loves to catch us off guard. Practical jokers use this one syllable weapon to startle their unsuspecting victims. The element of shock is needed because fear doesn’t fight fair. It plays on our vulnerabilities. It relishes...
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12 Jul

Fragile Times. Faithful God.

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Our nation was hit by triple tragedies last week. In Baton Rouge, Louisiana and St. Paul Minnesota, two African-American men were killed in officer involved shootings. As our country tried to wrap our national but often divided mindset around their deaths, we heard the horrific gasp of not again from...
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21 Jun

Are You Unraveling?

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Guest Writers
I’m pleased to welcome Karen Foster as a guest writer for this week’s post. Our paths crossed through a post I wrote last year and I’m glad they did. On her blog, Karen shares “how daily circumstances are an opportunity to be conformed into Christ’s image and bring Him praise.”...
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14 Jun

From Deep Wants to Deeper Needs

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What do you want – I mean what do you really want? Sometimes what makes our soul giddy is not always for our good.  Without the filter of godly reason, it’s easy for me to pursue what’s selfish or foolish. 1 Kings 3 introduces us to a woman who was...
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22 Mar

Finishing Touches

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In my quiet time, I’m focusing on one-word for the entire year. As I sought God last December, I wondered if this was His tug on my heart or my wanting to join in with a popular practice. The tug wouldn’t go away.  I continued to seek Him until the...
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08 Mar

When Faith Gives A Wake-up Call

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Affirmation,  POPULAR POSTS
“When fear tells you what you won’t see, faith says look at God.” These words came rushing in with the sound of my alarm clock last week. It was the morning of my brother’s eye surgery.  Michael’s doctors said there was a possibility his vision wouldn’t return for at least...
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