The Dump

Come and reset with me for a minute.

You know how thoughts can build up in your mind? And then those lead to more thoughts, more worries, more things swirling around and around and it feels difficult to escape for a moment's rest. Or maybe not so difficult to escape... hello scrolling - thanks for helping me cope today...

If you are like me at all, maybe you don't allow yourself to feel the feelings fully. Often I find myself keeping busy, watching TV, reading, or having som

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Love Does Not Delight in Evil but Rejoices with the Truth

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

1 Corinthians 13:6

King James version reads “love rejoiceth not in iniquity.” Iniquity is often used to describe sin in the Bible but also means injustice or immoral. Of course injustice or immoral acts are always tied to sin; however, the definition to point us to injustice calibrates my soul to visualize an evil that would be anti-truth or against the truth.

Jesus said “I am the Way, the truth, and the life. No one

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Keeping The Sabbath Holy

One of my favorite celebrity judges told a story about him and his wife debating about whether or not to still have their wedding in New York City in the terrible days after 9/11. After much anguish, he and his wife decided to heed their rabbi's advice and not delay joy.

In much the same way, God is telling us not to delay joy in the third commandment where it states: Remember to keep holy the LORD’s Day. For six days the Israelites were supposed to work but, on the Sabbath

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God's Punishments are Gifts

I was listening to this one filmed conversation between two rather famous friends, and one gentleman who is a late-night comedian said something rather profound, "What punishments from God are not gifts."

At first, you might quibble with his wording. You might say that God is good and He only wants what is good for us. Yes, this is absolutely correct, but God's No's can be viewed as punishments from our perspectives. Conversely, these punishments can also be viewed as extra

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Dealing with Disappointment

Are you discouraged?

Discouragement stems from disappointment. This disappointment must be dealt with as a Son/Daughter, or you will be pulled into the pit of discouragement.

Speak boldly to your disappointment:

*It ain't over until it's over!

*It's okay to feel the pain of the desired outcome.

*God is the Author.

*My Father is a master at working ALL things out.

*I am upset but looking up.

*He sees my heart and knows my desires.

*I am disappointed but not discouraged.

*My story has

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The Point of Death for a Believer

“I’m losing.”

"This dying is boring.”

"Goodbye, kid. Hurry back.” 

These were only a couple of last words from various celebrities I read about on a website once. Death is the greatest leveling agent in our society. It affects people in every income bracket, race, age, and belief system. You can not escape death, no matter how hard you work at it. It will come for us all. So, what is the point of death with regards to the believer? 

First of all, death brings us face to face w

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The Path of Trust

Friend, one step at a time: the path of trust!

1 Kings 17:2-4  Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying,  3  Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.  4  And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there."

God's servants must learn to walk by faith--one step at a time. This is a simple lesson, yet one that challenges even the most faithful. Consider Elijah: befor

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A Locked Heart

A Locked Heart

The locking happens when a decision is made to NOT feel rather than feel hurt or pain.

Unfortunately, when locked, the person is not free to be all God wants them to be. This locking even limits joy, peace, and love. In joy, peace and love lies a connection to pain, grief and sadness.

Man and woman, in the beginning before the fall, did not know pain, grief and sadness. Remember, not even nakedness or shame. Their eyes were closed to those things because the Fa

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Who Would You Invite to Dinner?

I was listening to this interview of one of my favorite nonfiction authors, and he briefly mentioned a favorite party game of mine, Who Would You Invite To Dinner? I love these sorts of games because they really help me get to know a room of people without having to deal with the awkwardness of questions or small talk.

We adults often like racking our brains with exotic lists in situations like this. But do you know who children choose? They overwhelmingly say, "I would wan

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Can you believe Jesus calls you this?

A snippet of truth that speaks volumes.

In this short reflection, Pastor Beau shares a powerful insight from Scripture that might just change the way you see your relationship with Jesus. It’s short, it’s encouraging, and it’s something every heart needs to hear.

Just a few minutes—just enough to shift your perspective today.

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Dreams - Part 2

Hello dreamers. I'm praying dreaming increased after the first post God gave me for our group back in February (posted here 3/1/25). I'm praying your dream life and night visions increase, along with your understanding, as you follow along with whatever God is doing here. 

What I'm hearing for today is that God is highlighting numbers. I'm certain some of  you have “a number” that pops up over and over again in some seasons, or through your life, and it has meaning to you.

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Not By Power

NOT BY POWER, NOT BY MIGHT

BUT BY MY SPIRIT SAYS THE LORD

I was watching the air show, Wings Over Pittsburgh, the jets and other aircraft fly. Skill, speed, and power. The sound not only deafens the ear but causes even your inward parts to tremble. This display of acrobatic – air – awe caused me to lift my hands and shout as they flew overhead in a speed that was hard to follow. These machines, one by one, demonstrated their uniqueness, flaunted their grandeur with pride and

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I'm Angry At God, So Now What?

There's a part of me that's angry. And this part of myself is especially angry at God. Can I say that? Am I even allowed?

I think I am.

As Christians, we should be the first ones to be honest and admit this to others and the world at large during certain seasons of our lives. But it's not easy, is it, especially in our Christian circles to do so. It feels like we are breaking some unspoken rule. Like how you should never root against your father's favorite football team on h

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He's speaking, so listen up!! To the words of life and love

I want to share something that God spoke to me the other day. I was laying in bed before church talking to the Lord, and I asked Him about some things I was feeling in my body, physically. Anyone who deals with pain knows that when it continues despite praying, homeopathic remedies, or medicine (God can and will use it all, just sayin'),  it can be very discouraging and even depressing at times. You pray and pray and it doesn't go away. I asked Him, "Lord, why?" and I hear

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Set Your Sights Above

Colossians 3:2 NLT

Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.

I am a Gen-Xer (people born between 1965 and 1980), and our generation had A LOT of cool toys. One of them is the View-Master. It was a camera-looking thing that you put little round discs with picture slides in and with each press of the lever you could see another frame of the story. It was a really fun toy. One morning as I was waking up, God was really speaking to me about that. Things happen i

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