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When The Storms Threaten | Checkingthemail’s Blog
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Lessons I’m Learning. Didn’t Do Anything. Generosity, the Noble Trait →. When The Storms Threaten. October 9, 2016. In my reading in the past two weeks, the Psalms have been dominate. I’ve especially been intrigued by the Psalmists’ use of the power of nature to describe God. The floods have lifted up, O Lord,. The floods have lifted up their voice;. The floods lift up their roaring. Mightier than the thunders of many waters,. Mightier than the waves of the sea,. God is...
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Generosity, the Noble Trait | Checkingthemail’s Blog
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Lessons I’m Learning. When The Storms Threaten. At Peace With All →. Generosity, the Noble Trait. October 30, 2016. Other than providing relief from the heat, your shadow has likely not provided much respite for others. But there are many opportunities to be engaged in acts of mercy and kindness in our community and world. In fact, your personal effort to ease the discomfort of others is the mark of Jesus in your life. This week, as I experienced others trying to be hel...
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Don’t Be That Guy | Checkingthemail’s Blog
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Lessons I’m Learning. It is That Time of the Year Again. Perhaps… Overheard in Heaven →. Don’t Be That Guy. November 27, 2016. When God first created the heavens and all that is in them, He focused attention for a time on earth, as recorded in Scripture. He filled our planet with crops and grasses, fruits and fish, and animals of every kind. After crafting Adam and Eve he rested, reflecting back over what he had done, saying,. It is very good. They may purchase endless ...
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A Star Out of Place | Checkingthemail’s Blog
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Lessons I’m Learning. Is the World Getting More Dangerous? A Star Out of Place. December 25, 2016. As a small boy I would lie in the grass looking to the stars and wonder How did this happen? You don’t have to be very big to gaze at the stars, overwhelmed by the wonder of it all. The heavens declare the glory of God. Grace to you, and peace from God. About Checking The Mail. View all posts by Checking The Mail →. This entry was posted in Discipleship. Fill in your detai...
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At Peace With All | Checkingthemail’s Blog
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Lessons I’m Learning. Generosity, the Noble Trait. It is That Time of the Year Again →. At Peace With All. November 9, 2016. How do we live for God in a confused culture? Divides usually mean a struggle for power. Such things foster anger, frustration, and animosity. The ranting and raving within political groups advocating their agenda, while denigrating the opposing agenda leaves a climate of turmoil. Or perhaps the words of James,. As Christians make statements about...
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Is the World Getting More Dangerous? | Checkingthemail’s Blog
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Lessons I’m Learning. A Star Out of Place. Redeeming the Time →. Is the World Getting More Dangerous? January 8, 2017. I was asked, following the shooting event at the airport in Ft. Lauderdale, do you think the world is a more dangerous place now than at any point in our lives? There is a far greater risk of sinful attitudes and language against groups or cultures of people than the risk of those people acting out in terror. For us to focus on what we can’t control...
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Lessons I’m Learning. Newer posts →. God’s Kind of Shepherds. February 5, 2017. Peter cautions these same kind of shepherds that they not see their role as one of dominance or disconnected, but in the same manner in which God watches over his people. Rather than seeing the role as one of ruling over, see it as one of demonstrating the appropriate lifestyle. Peter describes the task as a sacred trust from God. January 22, 2017. In Acts 6, a group of Christians began to p...
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Didn’t Do Anything | Checkingthemail’s Blog
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Lessons I’m Learning. When The Storms Threaten →. Didn’t Do Anything. October 3, 2016. This was not a special week. In fact, it was a week filled with things to do, but without finishing very much. I worked on sermons for next year, finished up some reading in the Psalms, and met with some folks regarding a spiritual walk with Jesus, but no real completed project. We develop our own character in the small life choices made day in and day out. The decision to be hone...
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Owning our Past | Checkingthemail’s Blog
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Lessons I’m Learning. Perhaps… Overheard in Heaven. A Star Out of Place →. December 18, 2016. One of the things that makes a fresh start so difficult is the failure to take responsibility for past mistakes. When we ascribe previous choices to luck, fate or misfortune, rather than poor decisions, we rob ourselves of the opportunity to regulate our future by making new choices. Those who are short tempered may fall to outbursts of anger, making them difficult to live.
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Checking The Mail | Checkingthemail’s Blog
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Lessons I’m Learning. Author Archives: Checking The Mail. About Checking The Mail. March 12, 2017. Those who seriously integrate faith in their daily walk are attentive to those who are struggling in life. They don’t avert their eyes to avoid others who have empty eyes and aching bellies. They don’t simply feel that tossing some culls from their closet in the Goodwill box has them covered in regards to caring for the vulnerable. Continue reading →. March 8, 2017. Someon...
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