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Pausing Again

Remember how several months ago we pushed pause just for a second? I want to do that again now.  For a few moments I want to talk about three really important things… 1. Playing Catch Up 2. A Long Walk 3. Guacamole First, let’s talk about playing catch up.  If you are behind, then this…

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A Great Woman

 2 Kings 9:19 – 2 Kings 14:5 I loved the line in the reading today that said, “Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart?” (2 Kings 10:15) I found myself thinking of what it might mean for a heart to be right. I was reminded of one of my favorite stories…

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They That Be With Us

2 Kings 5:2 – 2 Kings 9:18 Have you ever had one of those moments when you are doing your best, giving your all, trying to make a difference––and yet it seems like the world is conspiring against you? In those moments, even when we are on the Lord’s errand, perhaps we feel twinges of…

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Unknowingly

1 Kings 22:51 – 2 Kings 5:2 In 1 Kings chapter nineteen several verses stand out to me… And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord;…

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Come Running

1 Kings 15:15 – 1 Kings 19:11 “In response to King Ahab’s great wickedness, the Lord, through the prophet Elijah, sealed the heavens, that neither dew nor rain should fall throughout all the land of Israel. The drought that ensued and the famine that followed affected Elijah himself as well as untold others in the…

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