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A White Stone and a New Name
Written by Judy Kenagy Recently, as I walked along the beach of Ocean Shores, I zeroed in on three small white stones. They caught my eye despite being covered by the sand and dwarfed by countless shells and seaweed. I was attracted by their purity, size and smoothness, and saw them as a collector’s item. …
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Rewardable Attributes: Peacemakers
Written by Kathryn Wright Over the last few months, we have been taking a look at the individual attributes of the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5:1-12. If you are interested in seeing the other installments go check them out here. You will find blogs addressing humility, meekness, mercy, and those who are pure in heart.…
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Embracing Change
Change. For over two years now, it has been the resounding—and unrelenting—theme of my life. And while I am learning to expect it, it never really gets any easier to accept. During the past 26 months, our family has faced unemployment, cancer, Covid, and the loss of both our beloved pastor and a precious elder…
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What Fuels You?
Alone Time? As a homeschooling mother of four, with no family locally, and my husband working long hours, I often have other mothers ask me (with a bewildered look) when I get “time for myself.” My response is always something simple along the lines of “Well, I don’t, and I’m ok with that.” I notice…
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“Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8
The next rewardable attribute in our series is “pure in heart.” Jesus says that the” pure in heart will see God.” Does this mean that only the pure in heart will gain entrance into the Kingdom? Certainly not! The Bible is clear that the only requirement for entrance into the Kingdom is belief in Jesus…
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Like Puzzle Pieces
For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. (1 Cor. 12:12 NKJV) One of the greatest gifts that God has given us as believers is diversity in the body of Christ. Just as a puzzle is made up of differently colored…
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The Unseen Rainbow
For those of us in America, June 1st marks the beginning of pride month. We cannot leave our homes without coming into some form of contact with this movement. Our stores, schools, news sources, advertisements, and even armed forces, are promoting the LGBTQ+ community. We are constantly inundated with the message of “Pride” all wrapped…
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Rewardable Attributes: Mercy
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy” (Matt. 5:7) KJV Definition: The definition of merciful, according to the Oxford English Dictionary is “showing or exercising mercy.1 So what is mercy? How do I show or exercise mercy to others? The definition given for mercy is “compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it…
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Rewardable Attributes: Meekness
Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5 Meekness is the third beatitude the Lord is naming in His glorious Sermon on the Mount. As with all the beatitudes, Jesus is promising us great rewards if we succeed in mastering them through the power of His Spirit. The beatitudes are the…
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The Road Less Traveled
I had a friend in college who loved to jump in the car and go on adventures. There was never a plan, we just always took “the road less traveled” to see what we could find as photography students. He also had a great sense of direction, so we never got lost. Even though these…
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