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Just a thought by coppi
“Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.” – Ernest Hemingway “Reach for the moon—even if you miss you’ll land among the stars.” I am an advocate of going back into my soul and rooting out any…
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“God makes an amazing promise to us in Philippians 4:6-7. Scripture says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” How…
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Yesterday a nurse was preparing me to get ready for cataract surgery. They were running late so she asked me to come into a room with her so she could go over all the questions, etc they ask before surgery. When it got to my age, she looked at me startled and said “surely you are…
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He that demands mercy, & shows none, ruins the bridge over which he himself is to pass. Thomas Adams A state of mind that sees God in everything is evidence of growth in grace & a thankful heart. Charles G Finney We all struggle with our humanity, with our soulishness, but cleansing is not found in the…
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“Don’t measure the size of the mountain; talk to the One who can move it. Instead of carrying the world on your shoulders, talk to the One who holds the universe on his.” — Max Lucado “Do you love me?” (John 21:17) Jesus asked Peter this question three times, and each time when the answer…
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Written in 2021… “To love is to be vulnerable.” —C. S. Lewis “a study conducted by the American Journal of Preventative Medicine concluded that social media is both our greatest opportunity for social connection and our greatest source of loneliness.” It’s hard to be vulnerable. It’s hard to allow anyone in your walls of protection. I heard someone say…
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“Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.” — Rudyard Kipling I have been stymied by my own fears most of my life. Fear was a dark cloud looming behind me. I told myself as long as I hide behind this darkness and not turn around and face the fear of whatever…
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Just a thought by coppi “Luke Ditewig of the Society of St. John the Evangelist in Boston writes: “We Brothers say that the person who most gets under your skin in the community has a special role to play. That one is your teacher. Often what annoys us in another relates to something in ourselves.…
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God loves you simply because he loves you. You don’t have to work for his affection. You don’t have to set yourself straight before God can pour out his love over you. The father in the prodigal son story ran out to meet his son before anything had ever been set right. He didn’t know…
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2 Corinthians 4:18, NIV: “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” Get your eyes off man and keep them on Me. Follow Me and you can have a close relationship with Me too.” People will disappoint…
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