1 Kings 22 / Acts 13:16-41 / Psalm 138 / Proverbs 17:17-18 How difficult is it for you to speak truth when everyone around you is speaking otherwise? It’s sometimes easier to avoid conflict and keep silent in the face of falsehoods, but if you’ve ever been in that situation, you know how the lies …
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1 Kings 19 / Acts 12:1-23 / Psalm 136 / Proverbs 17:14-15 When you get in a fight with someone – family, friend, or enemy – what is the first weapon of choice? Do you run? Do you yell, speak insults, or pout? Or do you attempt to diffuse the situation so it won’t escalate …
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1 Kings 18 / Acts 11 / Psalm 135 / Proverbs 17:12-13 Have you ever worked hard to be nice to someone who is mean? I’m sure you’d much rather be mean back – I’ll be honest in saying my first thoughts are sometimes to lash out or get them back at them for what …
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1 Kings 12:20-13:34 / Acts 9:26-43 / Psalm 132 / Proverbs 17:6 Today, I want to talk to the grandparents. I’ve said this many times since Heritage was born in November 2018 – people who talked about how amazing it is to be grandparents WAY undersold the amazing, beautiful gift grandchildren are! Heritage and Oliver …
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1 Kings 11:1-12:19 / Acts 9:1-25 / Psalm 131 / Proverbs 17:4-5 What we call ourselves – how we’re named or the groups to which we belong and with which we identify – is a big deal. Our names speak identity and destiny. The groups with whom we align ourselves speaks about our belief systems. …
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1 Kings 9-10 / Acts 8:14-40 / Psalm 130 / Proverbs 17:2-3 As a woman who continues to heal from and deal with trust issues, I appreciate when I find someone whose word I can count on. Obviously, it takes time to get to know a person and to determine whether their words match their …
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1 Kings 8 / Acts 7:51-8:13 / Psalm 129 / Proverbs 17:1 I love a good celebration, as I’m sure you do! I mean who doesn’t love a good party with good food and presents! I love presents… I make lists, I dream, I look things up online and then I usually come back to …
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1 Kings 7 / Acts 7:30-50 / Psalm 128 / Proverbs 16:31-33 Where are my people who love to research history, especially your family history? I am fascinated by family history and ancestry. I’m currently mired down in the kings of England heading back toward Scotland, Ireland and on into the era when the Biblical …
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1 Kings 3:3-4:34 / Acts 6 / Psalm 126 / Proverbs 16:26-27 Have you ever tried to give someone something then realized you couldn’t find that thing? Or that you were out of whatever item you wanted to give? Just as we cannot give what we do not physically possess, we cannot give what we …
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1 Kings 2:1-3:2 / Acts 5 / Psalm 125 / Proverbs 16:25 Feeling safe is one of the most basic human needs. If we don’t feel safe, we will not walk through life with confidence and we will not fulfill the calling God has for us. Our confidence cannot be in people or things; our …
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