Category: Friday Flowers

It’s the time of year for Christmas movies and my absolute favorite is A Charlie Brown Christmas. I still get chills during the speech that…

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Today in church we sang Matt Redman’s 10,000 Reasons and I stood in the back of the sanctuary, as usual, with my toddler on my…

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“For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord; I sing for joy at what your hands have done.” (Psalm 92:4 NIV)   During our…

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11 For the Lord spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this…

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We want to serve God, and we want to enjoy doing it. After all, Psalm 100:1-2 says, “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the…

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Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. Psalm 30:5b   Everything seems worse in the middle of the night. Whether physical or…

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I have a love/hate relationship with hope. I love the possibility of a hope fulfilled. I hate the fear of disappointment. I remember loving hope,…

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Soaring melodies. Pulsing rhythms. The Pandora Gladiator station pounds epic movie scores through the seams of the garage, and I half expect to see heroic…

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Aquila and Priscilla show us a fascinating example of serving well together through eight life-actions recorded in the Scriptures. (D)       They moved together (Acts 18:2)…

View More The Lasting Legacy of a Ministry Couple: Aquila and Priscilla, Cheering others on and Discipleship