Whose House?
Feb06

Whose House?

We’re given temporary residence In a vulnerable house of clay, Without a lease or promise of time, Eviction could come any day. Since the longest residency is brief, How careful and wise we should be, To occupy each short golden moment, In the light of eternity. And nurture the clay house diligently, Even though it came from a cloud, For the King graces it with His presence, To become the temple of God! Written by Nona...

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Jesus Nailed my Foot!
Feb05

Jesus Nailed my Foot!

It was the rainy season in Miami, and while my orchids just love this weather, I do not! I took advantage of a sunny Saturday morning to clean up my backyard, which was full of debris and leaves from the rains. I was really getting into the sweeping when suddenly I felt this pain in my foot. I lifted it up and saw I had stepped on a very rusted nail sticking out from an old piece of wood. There was blood everywhere. Thank God my dog,...

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Receiving the Blessings
Feb04

Receiving the Blessings

Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; – Isaiah 54:2 The blessings of God are in no wise trivial things. In fact, they are of much greater importance and significance to our lives than we may realize! When God chooses to bless us, He does so with the essence of who He is. When we are blessed of Him, we are being...

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Closer Than Close
Feb03

Closer Than Close

It was an act of desperation, really. There was a nervous excitement in her body… adrenaline rushing through her as if she were about to fight for her very life. Her mind was a blender of thoughts and emotions as she anxiously skirted the edge of the crowd, peering through them to catch a glimpse of her goal. In mere milliseconds, her mind weighed the thought of missing the greatest opportunity of a lifetime with the possibility of...

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God Rays
Feb02

God Rays

“Those are the glories of God.” “The what?” “The glories of God,” Sue said, pointing to the sunbeams shining through the clouds. Wow! I didn’t know I could see the glories of God. Sue should know. After all, she’s nine. “Mom! Mom!” I gasped, hurrying to the front steps of our house. “I just saw the glories of God!” “What?” “The glories of God! Come look!” We walked to our backyard...

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