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Watercolor Wednesday: Pausing to breathe and wonder
Pause for a moment and breathe. Imagine you’re on a calm lake, and the sun will soon set. Hints of the glorious colors the sky will morph into in moments appear, the pinks and reds beckoning. You inhale the sweet scent of calm, wanting to enjoy the moment, reveling in the wonder of God’s creation.…
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Weekly devotional: Habits of the heart (8 in Paul’s letters to Timothy series)
But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. In the sight of God, who gives life…
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Five Minute Friday: Longing to be complete
Is anything ever really finished, complete? We work on decreasing our bursting inbox, and even though we may reach that vaunted zero status, what happens? People start replying to those emails. In droves. Meaning we have even more emails to reply to. (When was the last time I reached zero status? I don’t rightly recall.)…
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Watercolor Wednesday: Embracing autumn
Autumn can take me by surprise. Maybe part of that relates to us enjoying the school holidays and then returning to work and school routines with a bang. At least that’s how it was this year, with us going in quick succession over the summer to Minnesota, then a spell at home, and then Wales…
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Weekly devotional: Enough (7 in Paul’s letters to Timothy series)
But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that…
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Watercolor Wednesday: Reflecting on summertime life
Time on a boat affords much thought, if you’re a solitary rower like the one in this painting by my dad. As we turn to autumn, why not take some time to reflect over your summer. What were some highlights? Lowlights? How did you react to them? How did you sense God moving in and…
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Watercolor Wednesday: Summertime activities
Summer can be a time for tourism, with people indulging in things that they wouldn’t do at home – like taking a ride in a horse-driven carriage. Does this sound like fun to you? What I like about this watercolor by my dad is that it’s a study for a more involved painting. I like…
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Weekly devotional: The work of elders (6 in Paul’s letters to Timothy series)
The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.” Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is…
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Weekly devotional: Training in godliness (5 in Paul’s letters to Timothy series)
If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed. Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. For physical…
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Watercolor Wednesday: Summertime scenes of beauty
Have you eased fully into summer? We’ve had the longest day, and the 4th of July, and for Americans it may feel like half of the summer is over. Yet my kids aren’t even out of school yet! So our official summer holidays aren’t here yet, but soon and very soon will be. Today I’m…
