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Just a thought by coppi
My husband and I were listening to Pastor Tony Evans who is the pastor at Oak Hills Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Tx this morning. He was teaching on 2 Kings : 5 about Naaman the commander of the army of the king of Aram and how He was a great man in the sight of his master and…
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Just a thought by coppi
C.S. Lewis said, “All joy emphasizes our pilgrim status; always reminds, beckons, awakens desire. Our best havings are wantings.” As pilgrims on the journey to boundless communion with our heavenly Father, we are called to be marked by a sustaining and transcendent joy. Our God is a God of joy. He is the creator of…
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Our God who is love (1 John 4:8) calls us to love each other, to grieve with each other, and to stand with each…
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“it’s easier to relax today when we remember the greatness of the one who is working when we are not”………..”God loves us because He loves us. As a result, we can be people of grace, not grades. We can work because our father loves us – not so he will.” Dr. Jim Denison “I plan to stare long…
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Just a thought by coppi
And Hosea says, “I will be delighted to answer your question if you will first answer a question of mine. How can a holy God like this love such a harlotrous people like us?” The first thing about the nature of God’s relationship with us is that God gives to us a love that we…
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Just a thought by coppi
We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth not knowing who will spend it. And so, Lord where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you. Psalms 39:6-7 NLT “Hear my prayer, O Lord! Listen to my cries for help! Don’t ignore my tears. For I…
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Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive. (Howard Thurman) Can a world of posers tell you to do anything but pose itself (John Elredge) You can lose your soul, by the way, long…
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Tebow quote: “we never become who God created us to be by trying to be like everybody else”. If you are a people pleaser, as I am, (I am better at this as in years passed) but gee what a road to grind. I am a gypsy at heart – the more I can hang on me…
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Just a thought by coppi
“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.” ― Frederick Buechner Enough said.
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Just a thought by coppi
I was led to believe that doubt is the opposite of faith. But the older I get, the more I realize that couldn’t be further from the truth. I recently saw an amazing quote from Cole Arthur Riley of @blacklituries that said, “Doubt is not a threat to faith: it’s faith that has finally taken off its…
Just a thought by coppi 