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Don’t call Him gentle like that’s the whole story.Don’t shrink Him down to something safe enough to hang on a necklace and forget.“Lamb of God”was never meant to comfort you. It was meant to confront you. Because in the world that phrase was born into, lambs didn’t live in storybooks; they died on altars.Warm bodies,… Read more
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God created us to live in fellowship, to love and help one another. Yet human strength is fleeting, and true security cannot rest in people alone. Jesus Christ stands as our eternal refuge; steadfast, sufficient, and faithful through every moment. Even so, we are not meant to walk alone. People still need people, for God… Read more
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“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from lewdness. That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor; Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles who know not God:” (1 Thessalonians 4:3-5, Webster) The will of God is… Read more
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If we ask for wisdom as it regards the settling of disputes, or for anything, it shall be given. This refers to God’s Goodness, and the fact that everything from the Godhead comes to us through the Person and Agency of the Holy Spirit; and all that He does for us is based upon the… Read more
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When you read the Gospels, Peter and Judas can seem alike at first; both were close to Jesus, both made terrible mistakes, and both failed Him in horrible, traumatic, hurtful ways. However, when one dives beneath the surface you soon see: Their hearts couldn’t have been more different.Peter’s failure was born from being human, and… Read more
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Human nature doesn’t change, but expressions do: Selfishness isn’t new, it’s baked into fallen humanity (Romans 3:23, Jeremiah 17:9). My parents and grandparents’ era had its own struggles, but community norms and fewer distractions made Christ like behavior more visible and reinforced. Now, with less external pressure to act generously, the default can lean to… Read more
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“And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to… Read more
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In the newness of each dawn before winter ,Laura Rose steps into the dew drops of her earth Between Glastonbury and Butleigh There her hands are as a compass guiding through bramble and fern where wild greens are collected along with their secrets A palette of emerald dreams gathered with reverence and love; berries, flowers,… Read more
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once again the kettle whistles, once a loud demand, now only a dull complaint; which is all that fills this hollow space as a reminder—even the simplest things can turn bitter gazing across the pasture I trees standing like military sentinels but they know nothing of the weight that grows heavier each minute daily I… Read more
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In the busyness of a winter morning where the breath of pregnancy hangs in the air; two souls plus one find their selves whisked away to Winnipeg Then, as life outside pauses, awaiting the moment that bends time,the door swings open,and in rushes Thea,a bundle of light, the newest addition for Adison and Janina They… Read more
The Quill of Samantha Grace Newcastle 