Can You See the Miracles?

God has many miracles in store for you today! Are you moving at a speed that will allow you to notice them?

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Are You Martha or Mary?

When life gets too hectic, I unplug and disconnect. I figure it’s better to offend a few people by being unavailable than to feel so burdened I become someone God never intended me to be. “While Jesus and his followers were traveling, he went into a town, and a woman named Martha let him stay

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Brush it off

When people say things that annoy, discourage or upset me, I have to remind myself that we are more alike than we are different. I say things that are careless or even hurtful more times than I care to count, so I have to find the grace to brush it off if I expect people

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Santa’s Elves Spread Kindness From Hawley

I imagine the elves are working feverishly to put the finishing touches on all of the toys that will find their way under trees by Christmas morning. I never imagined I’d get to talk to one of them myself. Perhaps Ken Pederson isn’t an actual elf, but he is certainly one of Santa’s special helpers.

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Name Above All Other Names

What’s the big deal with a name? A woman helping me at the grocery store yesterday, finished up by saying, “Is there anything else I can get you, Nicole?” I don’t know what it is, but when people use my name, it makes me feel special. Important almost. It’s amazing how the little things we

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Matthew 12:36

Words are meant to encourage, uplift and breathe life and light into this world. Sometimes our greatest act of kindness is to simply keep our mouth shut when we know nothing good is going to come out of it. “And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle

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God’s Not Human

“I am God’s favorite child… and so are you.” -Jo Satrang, in her Bible Study Fellowship teaching. The great thing about God is that He doesn’t have to make sense. We can count on Him for WAY more than we could ever imagine, because He’s not held to the same human attributes that define us.

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