Monthly Archives: April 2024

Quick Thought – Wednesday, April 10, 2024: Friends and Gratitude

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Genesis 40 Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. Genesis 40:23 Reflect Michelle was desperate. With just one month to go before graduation, she was failing two courses and was thus facing the embarrassment of having … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, April 9, 2024: The Joseph Principle

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Genesis 41 The seven years of plenty that occurred in the land of Egypt came to an end, and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, April 8, 2024: Multiplication, God-Style

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 14:13-21 Matthew 15:29-39 But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” Matthew 14:16 Reflect What’s the biggest meal you’ve ever made? Have you fed more than 10 people? 20? How about 5,000? … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, April 7, 2024: You Could be Judas

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 26:1-16 Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, April 6, 2024: House Cleaning

Posted on April 6, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 24:36-51 But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.  Matthew 24:36 Reflect Many years ago (after dinosaurs roamed the earth but before cell phones), … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, April 5, 2024: God is NOT Dead

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Psalm 14 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”     They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds,     there is none who does good. The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man,     to see if there are … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, April 4, 2024: Strong, Courageous, Victorious

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Joshua 1:1-9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 Reflect When I was in fourth grade, I started … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, April 3, 2024: Sin and its Consequences

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Deuteronomy 3:23-28 Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes westward and northward and southward and eastward, and look at it with your eyes, for you shall not go over this Jordan. Deuteronomy 3:27 Reflect … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, April 2, 2024: Do You Still Doubt?

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 28:16-20 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. Matthew 28:17 Reflect Jesus had done it all. He turned water into wine. He healed people with blindness, deafness, leprosy and paralysis. He cast out demons … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, April 1, 2024 (April Fool’s Day): No Fooling

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Proverbs 1 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;     fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 Reflect April Fool’s Day has been around longer than anyone can accurately tell. It may actually date back to Geoffrey … Continue reading →

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