Sabbath

The Jewish culture in Scripture took the Sabbath day very seriously. They had some very specific rules about the Sabbath. They would begin preparing for the Sabbath each week on the day before, because you were VERY limited regarding the things you could do on the Sabbath. Sabbath means “seventh” I believe. It represents the…

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Rest

I was taught physical work when I was a kid growing up. My parents had lots of work to do around our mini farm. There were cows to milk in the morning and the evening. There were weeds to pull and a garden to tend.  We had a lot of grass to cut as well.…

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Childlike Faith

I can still remember snippets from my childhood. I grew up in a small little unincorporated town in Kentucky. I am one of five children. My parents introduced me to Jesus when I was a child. I learned that He loved me by going to Sunday School and church. I also went to VBS every…

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Seen & Heard

I hear things all the time. I used to watch the news until I couldn’t trust what was being said. I try to take people at their word until they do something that proves they weren’t be honest and truthful. I will admit that I’m even a bit of a skeptic. I want to see…

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Compassion

If I’m going to be more like Jesus, then I need to cultivate compassion in my heart. I’m not a hard or hateful person, but I can be. I’ve been taken advantage of more times than I can count by people simply begging or asking for help. It’s hard to separate those in genuine need…

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Last Laugh

I have had to “eat crow” before. When I thought I was right only to find out I was wrong about a situation or a prediction. I have learned to exercise caution for the most part when I don’t have all the needed information. I have had debates (discussions or arguments) with another and then…

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