“But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love” 1 Corinthians 13:13. Faith is grounded in the past, hope anticipates the future, but love transcends past and future as a present reality.
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Hollywood Erasure
Hollywood, an iconic landmark sign. It is on Mount Lee is the Santa Monica Mountains.
HOLLYWOODLAND was spelled out in 45 foot tall capital letters. It was created in 1923 as an advertisement for a local real estate development. The same type of sign had worked well in the past for them at Whitney Heights. It was meant to last a hear and a half, but became an international symbol, so was left up.
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Hope
"I remember, as a young college student, discovering a Bible verse that spoke to me about hope: “Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would look around and rest securely.” Job 11:18. Hope, it said to me, was basis for trust and secure rest. Whatever the uncertain future held, it need not be cause for fear and sleeplessness. Hope offered certainty amidst uncertainty.
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Above all, love– Or: How not to get people to join your gym
When your wife gets home and you ask how it went and her reply is, “Terrible, I cried the whole way home.” … the right thing to do is hug her. Thank you, God, that I have a husband who knows this.
Have you ever stepped out to do something that was out of your comfort zone, hoping that you’d be rewarded for your courage only to be shot down? Yeah. That. I’m not talking about outright personal rejection, just something going in a generally sucky way.
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Burnout
Foundations
Last Words
Saving black lives where they’re most at risk…in the womb
The men at our church have a monthly men’s breakfast and my husband is in charge of finding videos to watch and discuss with the group. Often, I get to preview them with him, and sometimes come across a gem like this that I end up using myself to teach with.
It’s called Black Genocide in 21st Century America. And this video was so thought-provoking and moving that I used it to teach a women’s class, showed it at the Family Camp we attend and it was the basis of the class I taught at the teen youth camp this summer.
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A Promise
God made a promise to King David that you can "go to the bank on," so to speak. When his mortal life was done, he would join in the common lot of all who went before him: the grave. But, a special descendant would one day assume David's throne, and there would be no end to His perfect rule and reign.
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Shining our Light
Today a Compact Florescent bulb is rated at 6,000 hours.... if you use it as per their guidelines. LED lights are said to last up to 50,000 hours.
Before 1924 an incandescent light bulb would last 1,500 to 2,000 hours. However in 1924 the Phoebus cartel decided that it would be better to shorten that lifespan to 1,000 hours. The light bulb companies would send in samples to a laboratory in Switzerland for verification. If they lasted too long or too short they would pay a fine.
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Be Strong
How do you repay someone who saved your child’s life?
Allie is a former neighbor and my boys’ favorite babysitter. She is the kind of young lady who would, every once in awhile, refuse payment, saying, “I just want to bless you.” Her ‘magic’ tricks kept the boys completely mesmerized. (I’m pretty sure this involved her hiding things behind her back and pulling them out with flourish, but what do I know?) My boys are teenagers now, older than Allie was when she babysat them.
And we owe her a debt of gratitude we can never repay. You see, my youngest son is here because of Allie.
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Praise & Worship
It's a Trap!
Loving the Lord
I’m Praying for You
Setting Things Right
When things go wrong, they is a prescribed way for them to be set right.
"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." (2 Chronicles 7.14 NIV)
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Vermeer and Tim Jenison
The Works of the Lord
Sir Isaac Newton is regarded as one of the most influential scientists of all times. This epitaph was written concerning him: "Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night; God said 'Let Newton be' and all was light." This brilliant scientist and theologian was a student of what God had made, and was a testimony to this truth:
"Great are the works of the LORD; They are studied by all who delight in them." (Psalm 111.2)
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