Rescuer

I remember a time when I was in college and I was going home for the weekend. My car broke down on a long stretch of I-75 North of Knoxville. I was on Jellico mountain and there were no exits. If I could have made it to the other side of the mountain, I could…

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Redeemed

This word has lots of uses in our language and our culture. We redeem a mortgage. We make up for our bad choices with “redeeming” behavior. In scripture, the word redeemed means that we are free from sin because there has been a sacrifice that redeems.  Under the old law, an animal sacrifice was the…

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Patience

I sometimes wonder how the Lord can be so patient with me. I can be so self-centered and selfish at times. I can get so prideful very quick. I can often see those negative characteristics in others, but not so clearly in myself. When I read God’s Word, I’m often convicted of my own crap.…

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Leave The Light On

When my kids were younger, they would often leave the light in a room on when no one needed it any longer. I became known as the “electricity sheriff” as I would get up and turn out lights throughout the house. I knew the amount of the electricity bill, because I had to pay it.…

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Reminder

I have recently been making a list of things that I’m trying to accomplish during the day. I used to use a reminder app on my phone. There is some science behind actually writing down the things I need to remember. It just sticks differently in my brain.  I also think there is something good…

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Purified

I have never given much thought to the word “purified” before. I am smart enough to know that if you around someone with an infectious cough or the flu, you should spray Lysol all around to kill any germs that might be lingering.  I do carry a little pump bottle of hand sanitizer in my…

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