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Be Joyful, Patient, & Faithful

ByKaroline October 25, 2019 0 Comments

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (Romans 12:12) I've been thinking a lot this past week about being "patient in affliction". See, my brother had a heart attack and was admitted to the hospital last Thursday. He needed to have a triple bypass - but they couldn't do it until Tuesday. Those days of waiting for his surgery were a true test of our patience. Every night my...

Love is…..

ByKaroline October 11, 2019 0 Comments

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. (1 Corinthians 13:4 - 7) I have been thinking a lot about love lately....

Simon called Peter

ByKaroline October 4, 2019 0 Comments

Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards. (John 21:7-9) I have admired the apostle...

Finding rest

ByKaroline September 22, 2019 0 Comments

Psalm 121 A song of ascents. 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from?2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber;4 indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your...

Pride

ByKaroline September 10, 2019 0 Comments

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. (1 Corinthians 13:4) Just over a year ago, I posted about a huge fight I had with my best friend. When I had reached out to a friend as I worked my way through the fight, he told me "Swallow that pride. Fix yo shit." Guess what? I'm still struggling with pride. I'm still trying to fix my "stuff". One of the...

Silence

ByKaroline September 4, 2019 0 Comments

The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him. (Habakkuk 2:20) At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. (Luke 4:42a) I'm very uncomfortable with silence. I need to have something on in my house at all times - either the tv or my iPod or even my white noise machine at night. I had some LIFE STUFF happen this past weekend. I was upset which meant I spent time...

A New Commandment

ByKaroline July 5, 2019 0 Comments

Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining. (1 John 2:7-8) “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must...

Just Believe….

ByKaroline June 1, 2019 0 Comments

".... Jesus told him, 'Do not be afraid; just believe.' " (Mark 5:36) A few weeks ago, my boyfriend and I went to the Grand Canyon. We decided to go to Grand Canyon West, which is part of the Hualapai Tribe. As part of the visit, we paid for tickets to go on the Skywalk. It juts out over the edge of the Grand Canyon. It's made of very thick panes of clear and opaque glass, allowing a person on...

Mercy Triumphs

ByKaroline May 16, 2019 0 Comments

1 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. 2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. 3 If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the...

I Will Rejoice

ByKaroline March 30, 2019 0 Comments

Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. (Habakkuk 3:17-18) This week, a friend shared a link with me about an artist who uses photographs to...

Looking for God

Author: Karoline