Luke
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Shift Down, A Hill Is Coming
Luke 2:33 “The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him.” Recently, my daughter has been cycling with me after work. It has been a blast chatting and riding. I know all the roads and all the hills because I have been riding in these parts for quite a while now. Before…
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The Persistent Widow
Some people have talent, some people have connections, some people were born into favor, but then there are the people who just won’t go away and … The Persistent Widow
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Don’t Take Satan’s Job
Luke 19:8 “8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.” “ Revelation 12:10 “For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our…
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The Kaleidoscope
Have you ever looked through a kaleidoscope? You turn it just a little bit, and everything shifts. It is the same pieces inside, but the pattern … The Kaleidoscope
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The Attic
I’ve always enjoyed cleaning out spaces that haven’t been touched in a while and making them functional again. There is something satisfying about … The Attic
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The Lost Coin
One of the worst feelings in the world is when you lose something important. The other day, I was taking out the trash and accidentally threw my … The Lost Coin
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Have You Left Everything?
Luke 5:11 “And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.” There was a salesman who worked for an oil and gas service company. He would call on us and come by and take us out for lunch nearly every month. We gave him lots of jobs and became friends…
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Don’t Be the Other Nine
Luke 17: 17 “Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine—where are they?” I love Christmas time. We get to see family and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. We also get to exchange gifts. I would be lying if I told you that the birth of Jesus was the reason for the season when…
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Persistence
Luke 18:4-5 4 “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, 5 yet because this … Persistence
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Meet Jesus Of Nazareth
Luke 23:46 “Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last.” Meet Jesus of Nazareth. Carpenter by trade, son of God by design, and Savior of the world by choice. Yes choice. John 3:16 says that God so loved the world that he…
Let It Go 