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Shadow & Substance

February 25, 2026

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Scripture: “Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.” (Colossians 2:16-17)

Planning for the Unexpected

November 4, 2020

We don’t need to rely on our own strength, our own abilities, or our own plans. When we don’t look to God first, it is easy to feel...

Planning for the Unexpected

Take Heart

September 8, 2020

Scripture Reading: “. this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship. for I have faith in God...

Take Heart

Staying Positive in a World that’s Increasingly Negative

August 25, 2020

Scripture Reading: A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Proverbs 17: 22 Part of being happy is...

Staying Positive in a World that’s Increasingly Negative

Good Reception

August 11, 2020

Scripture Reading : "We love because he first loved us." 1 John 4:19. I need to hear this just now and at many other times.

Good Reception

Unity

July 28, 2020

Scripture Reading: "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35) There is something...

Unity

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July 14, 2020

Scripture Reading: - "When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars which Thou hast fixed; O Lord, our Lord...

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The Wanderers

June 30, 2020

Scripture Reading: “In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the...

The Wanderers

Bigger Than I Thought You Were

June 16, 2020

Scripture Reading “Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; His greatness no one can fathom.” – Psalm 145:3 Lately I’ve been thanking...

Bigger Than I Thought You Were

It’s OK to not be OK

June 2, 2020

Scripture Reading: “But he answered me, “My grace is always more than enough for you, and my power finds its full expression through your...

It’s OK to not be OK

Listen to His Voice

May 20, 2020

Scripture Reading: My child, we will go together, and I will be your Guide. I will be “the Light unto your feet and the Lamp unto your path.

Listen to His Voice

Gratitude in Times of Uncertainty

May 5, 2020

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the past two months, it would have to be the hard lesson of being content in the here and now.

Gratitude in Times of Uncertainty

Quarantine Encouragement From a Professional

April 21, 2020

Scripture Reading: “I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction...

Quarantine Encouragement From a Professional

His Great Faithfulness

April 14, 2020

Scripture Reading: “The Lord’s mercies indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Thy...

His Great Faithfulness

The Lord is Our Peace

April 7, 2020

Scripture Reading: “I WILL BE WITH YOU.” (Judges 6:16) Billy Graham stated: “This is Peace--to be able to sleep in the storm!

The Lord is Our Peace

For Such a Time as This

March 31, 2020

Today’s Reading: “Who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?” (Esther 4: 14b). These are a few of the...

For Such a Time as This

Act Like Men

March 3, 2020

Scripture Reading: “ Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men , be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” (1 Cor.

Act Like Men

Searching for Love in All The Wrong Places

February 18, 2020

Scripture Readings: 1 John 4: 16- We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent...

Searching for Love in All The Wrong Places

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February 5, 2020

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Prayer

January 22, 2020

I came to know the Lord as an adult, and I happened to attend a church where praying out loud by individuals was part of every Sunday...

Prayer

Don't Block The Light

January 14, 2020

God is the LIGHT that fills our souls with joy and true peace. Things like pride, lust, material things, unforgiveness, bitterness and our...

Don't Block The Light

An Inside-Out Kind of Year

December 31, 2019

“He who has found his life will lose it and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.” Matthew 10:39 NASB Often, God uses a...

An Inside-Out Kind of Year

Taking Down The Tree

December 24, 2019

Scripture Verse : So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. Now that Christmas is over, most of...

Taking Down The Tree

Looking for Joy

December 10, 2019

Scripture: Joy is gone from our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning. She lived a long life. She was only sick for 17 days.

Looking for Joy

Spirit-filled hearts in Cuba

December 3, 2019

“And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.” Acts 13:52 By Dana Mares God had been prompting me to go on a...

Spirit-filled hearts in Cuba