Monthly Archives: August 2022

Quick Thought – Friday, August 26, 2022: Two Birds

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 7:1-5 “Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?” Matthew 7:3 Reflect We can learn a lot from birds. If you’ve ever … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, August 25, 2022: A Strong Fortress

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read Psalm 91 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High     will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,     my God, in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:1-2 Reflect Its name was the USS … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, August 24, 2022: A Father’s Gift

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read Romans 6:15-23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 Reflect When my daughter was six years old she got extremely sick. Throughout the … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, August 23, 2022: Prayer is Enough

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 6:5-15 “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” Matthew 6:6 Reflect Tragedy is hard … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, August 22, 2022: Who Is the Greatest?

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read Luke 22:24-30 But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. Luke 22:26 Reflect There is a very short list of people who would be considered … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, August 21, 2022: Who Has Your Ear?

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. 1 Corinthians 2:12 Reflect My daughter is a hairdresser. In … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, August 20, 2022: Home Sweet Home

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read 1 Peter 2:1-12 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. 1 Peter 2:11 Reflect A fugitive is someone who is running away from home. A vagabond is someone who … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, August 19, 2022: Subjective Truth

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read John 14:1-11 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 Reflect One year when I lived in Atlanta I volunteered to help the political campaign of … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, August 18, 2022: What About Dinosaurs?

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read Genesis 1:1-31 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, August 17, 2022: Unto the Least of These

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 25:31-46 “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’” Matthew 25:40 Reflect David Menasche loved teaching English. … Continue reading →

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