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February 13, 2013

Acceptance or Seeking

So today I prayed again, seeking God’s presence. And that is the accepted language and thought pattern. But what if it’s not all my job? I’m afraid I’ve assumed it’s my responsibility to find God – like he’s lost or hiding. What if seeking God is not such hard work? What if seeking God is Continue reading

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February 6, 2013

HALFWAY GIVERS

The ideal of Christian living is giving myself totally to God. We all talk about it, but it’s never been easy for me to do it in reality. What does it look like for me? We like to think we fully trust God immediately after becoming a Christian. But sometimes what’s possible and what really… Continue reading

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January 16, 2013

“Whatever….”

The new year does something to us. It stirs something in us. We always have hope for something new, even if we are doing the same things. I don’t know why we think this will magically happen. I decided to go a different direction and say ‘whatever’ to God. But it’s not quite the disconnect… Continue reading

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November 29, 2012

COME

Come to the Celebration! Put things aside and come to the celebration…. My Christmas card to you all. Blessings, Jo Continue reading

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November 22, 2012

The Spirit of Thankfulness

What if I quit listing things that I’m thankful and just sigh, “God, thank you for my whole life?” Not as much fun, but wonderfully all encompasing. Blessings to all. Continue reading

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November 15, 2012

My Way or God’s Way

I have often noticed how we as humans do things backwards from the way God does. Is 55:8 aludes to that, and the whole chapter is about God’s work. This devotion is the result of several things I’ve read lately about people who love animals and hate people, who love a cause and kill to… Continue reading

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November 7, 2012

Asking, Seeking, Knocking and Finding

It amazes me how quickly my attention and asking what’s next shifts from you to what’s happening around me. And I get frustrated when I don’t get answers. In my devotions I was reminded (again) the answers I get from secular places only satisifes the secular. If I want Life answers, I need to ask… Continue reading

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October 30, 2012

Lettting Go

God continues working in our lives no matter what is going on. I was reminded that again this week. Here’s a thought about my reaction to my growth. Continue reading

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October 13, 2012

But First The Heart

I have been thinking about how I can talk about God to people who increasingly don’t understand the heart change that takes place when we learn to love God off and on for a long time. But lately I’ve encountered attitudes of not needing God in new places, and I have re visited that quest.… Continue reading

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September 8, 2012

God’s Plan From a Different View

I responded to another challengs: what do you really think about God’s plan for our lives? I don’t expect agreement particularly with my conclusions, but perhaps it will get you thinking about it. Continue reading

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