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I am.
God is not scrambling for primacy. I have heard people say that they have a hard time believing in God or the Bible because of how chaotic humanity is. Imagine a world of absolutely perfect execution of every good and right action. Why is it that God does not, by His miracle ‘magic’, erase all…
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Conscience
compass to guide the heart In the Garden of Eden, we had a choice to trust God or take matters of good and evil into our own hands. The following story of how humanity abandoned the good world God made by listening to the lying voice of the enemy is found in the Bible in…
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not the gospel
human philosophies I grew up with Independence and self-reliance are not exactly Kingdom of God principles. I grew up on John Wayne and Clint Eastwood movies in a place defined by defiance, Texas. In my “caught” education, independence was heralded as the ultimate right way to live. Rough and tough, rude and crude, or lean…
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transformative
patiently completing His perfect work September has come again. The hot, humid summer’s days are numbered. The garden, a battleground, pits plant defenses against hornworms, blight, and erratic weather. Zucchini season is complete. The season of cherry tomatoes is closing. Eggplants, cantaloupes, watermelons, and cucumbers are under close daily surveillance for readiness. Autumn seeds are…
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ridiculous growth
“Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth” Genesis 1:28 Garden plants want to grow. Needing only someone to feed, water, and situate them to capture sunlight, they grow quickly and excessively like maniacs. Tiny sprouts hasten to become a thick tangled mess. Not allowing air to flow through the dense growth, the exuberant growers set…
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In the Garden
feels so right Genesis 2: 8-10 “The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. And out of the ground the LORD God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the…
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The sower part 3
the enemy will also sow – don’t be discouraged Now that Jesus has already completed the work of redeeming us from the curse of the fall through His death and resurrection, we now live in an era of freedom to live the way God designed us to live. What are some of God’s instructions to…
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the sower part 2
encouragement for us When I was five years old, I attended my first Big A Club at our apartment complex in Corpus Christi, Texas. Taught by Mrs. Alice Smith who discipled and mentored my Momma in teaching Bible lessons that brought into my awareness, along with many other children, the life-giving Truth of the gospel.…
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pondering seeds
May 8, 2025 Ice melt springs flow to rivers of water bringing life A sprout is exciting to the soul A spring bloom is beautiful and fragrant All are the same root and the same Gardener But the subdued, mature plant The greyed stems, the hardened pods Are the vessels that carry the seed To…
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The Sower part 1
May 2025 I hope you are enjoying my thoughts and story interweaving lessons from the Bible and from my life. Jesus taught the Parable of the Sower as a key to understanding His parables and to forming an encouraging picture of the Kingdom of God as a laborer in His fields. I’m not yet sure…
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