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Just a thought by coppi
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault “As the Misfit in Flannery O’Connor’s short story observes of this resurrected one, Jesus went and “thrown everything off balance.” The unlikely prophet reasons, “If He did what He said, then it’s nothing for…
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Just a thought by coppi
This painting is hanging in my bedroom. I painted it years ago. The subject is my hands in Christ’s hands. A friend of mine posed as Christ holding my hands. Another friend took the picture. I used the picture to paint it. I look at the painting nightly to remind me of a time in my life when I needed to…
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Just a thought by coppi
Just a thought by coppi Truly this was the son of God. (Mt 27) All throughout Scripture God reiterates a consistent, powerful metaphor: light and dark. Scripture depicts the darkness as that which is without God and light as that which has God in it. (Craig Denison) When I read these words this morning in Matthew,…
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Just a thought by coppi
“Here’s a question every angry man and woman needs to consider: How long are you going to allow people you don’t even like — people who are no longer in your life, maybe even people who aren’t even alive anymore — to control your life? How long?”– Andy Stanley Interesting quote by Andy Stanley. For…
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Good Morning this is God I will be handling all your problems today I will not need your help So have a good day Ps 55:22 Give your burdens to the Lord & He will take care of you… 1 Peter 5:7. Let Him have all your worries & cares for He is always thinking about…
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I was reading this morning different authors reflecting on prayer. Following are some that tugged my heart strings: Philip Yancey – “I have not attempted a guide book that details techniques such as fasting, prayer retreats, & spiritual direction. I investigate the topic of prayer as a pilgrim strolling about, staring at the monuments, asking questions, mulling…
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Howard Rutledge came to appreciate his time as a POW in Vietnam. He wrote, “After twenty-eight days of torture, I could remember I had children but not how many. I prayed for strength. During long periods of enforced reflection, it became so much easier to separate the important from the trivial. My hunger for spiritual…
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Just a thought by coppi Embrace each day as a gift……….i used to think life was forever. That there was loads of time. That I could do everything I wanted if I did it all slowly. I don’t think that anymore. Life is a gift from God. What we do with it is our choice. God did not make us…
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“For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.” Psalms 30:5 “You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy, that I might sing praises to you…
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