By Debra Franklin-Rothrock Jeremiah 6:16-8:7 / Colossians 2:8-23 / Psalm 78:1-31 / Proverbs 24:26 Have you ever noticed yourself having an almost innate emotional reaction to rules? A lawn you’ve never thought of crossing, suddenly becomes tempting, as soon as you see the sign, “Keep off of the grass.” And religious laws, those rigid …
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By Debra Franklin-Rothrock Jeremiah 4:19-6:15 / Colossians 1:18-2:7 / Psalm 77:1-20 / Proverbs 24:23-25 The definition of juxtaposition, according to Merriam Webster is, “The act of an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast…” And juxtapositionis the word that came to me after reading today’s passages of …
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By Debra Franklin-Rothrock Jeremiah 2:31-4:18/Colossians 1:1-17/Psalm 76:1-12/Proverbs 24:21-22 You know, sometimes it gets rough on this roller coaster of life. Traveling around the sun, twenty-four-seven, facing day-to-day emergencies, you know; fender benders, power outages, burned dinners, and little fingers with big owies… it is easy to be discouraged! Facing the bigger challenges like; broken relationships, …
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By Debra Franklin-Rothrock, guest blogger Jeremiah 1:1-2:30 / Philippians 4:1-23 / Psalm 75:1-10 / Proverbs 24:17-20 Okay, so I am admitting it, here is one of my most difficult struggles; it’s remaining unoffended. There, I said it. I don’t like to admit it. But it is true. I’m recovering; I am not as easily offended …
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By Debra Franklin-Rothrock, guest blogger Isaiah 66:1-24 / Philippians 3:4-21 / Psalm 74:1-23 / Proverbs 24:15-16 I don’t know if you might share my frustrations and struggles with this; However, I labor with what exactly it is that God wants of me when I consider his instructions to be humble. He does this in several …
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Isaiah 62:6-65:25 / Philippians 2:19-3:3 / Psalm 73 / Proverbs 24:13-14 Our lives are filled with so many distractions. Did you know that even a devotional time can be a distraction? What do I mean by that? I spend time reading the Bible every day, and I talk to God, asking Him what He wants …
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