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These Unprecedented Times

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"Not even Solomon..." Psalm 121 ~ 2 Chronicles 7:14 ~ Matthew 6:25-34 My  she-shed office  is the perfect place to enjoy the beauty of nature. As I watched a couple cardinals flutter around the yard, living in harmony with two lively squirrels, I thanked God for this beautiful state and for our beautiful people.  After I snapped these low-quality shots, I complained to my daughter that I needed my camera; her automatic reply: go get it. Go get it... Easier said than done now that we're living in what the media is calling unprecedented times ...  And I believe that statement to be the truth, not just because of this world-wide virus that's spreading like wildfire...not just because most states are shut down; and believe it or not...not even because of the great 2020 toilet paper rush. I believe these are unprecedented times because we've been seeing the church being The Church ... and it ain't even Sunday. Today, all across ou

Not Just a Pretty Face week 12

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Not Just a Pretty Face - by Jerrica Fout Photo Credit: D. Kelly @ Hardy Co., WV "Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised."  (Proverbs 31:30, ESV) REFLECTION “Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favor in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition and my people at my request” (Esther 7:3, KJV). Question of the day: How courageous is my faith? A DEEPER LOOK Read : Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Esther 5 Esther 7:3-6 1 Samuel 16:7 Romans 8:26-27 1 Peter 3:3-4 Proverbs 31:30 Romans 8:6 This week, our verses remind us that courageous faith cannot be judged by outward appearance. Courage faith can only be measured by our heart; and only God truly knows our heart’s intent. IMAGINE THIS She was uninvited…yet there she stood. Waiti