Monthly Archives: July 2024

Quick Thought – Wednesday, July 31, 2024: Being a Good Sport

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Philippians 2:1-11 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 Reflect It’s easy to look around and see people doing the wrong things for the wrong reasons. Dishonesty seems to be on … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, July 30, 2024: Miscarriage of Justice

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Psalm 37 For the Lord loves justice;    he will not forsake his saints.They are preserved forever,    but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.Psalm 37:28 Reflect So often we hear stories that we wish were true, but aren’t. Then there are the … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, July 29, 2024: Cheering from the Stands

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Hebrews 12:1-19 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us…Hebrews 12:1 Reflect The … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, July 28, 2024: Citizenship

Posted on July 28, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Philippians 3:12-21 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ… Philippians 3:20 Reflect America’s racial history is more than checkered — it’s shameful. Within 20 years of the arrival of … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, July 27, 2024: A Friend In Need

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Proverbs 17:9-17 A friend loves at all times,     and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 17:17 Reflect It’s kind of a miracle that America won its revolution against Great Britain. Yes, the Continentals had grit and determination, but … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, July 26, 2024: Your Good Name

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Isaiah 30:18-26 Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you,     and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice;     blessed are all those who wait for him. Isaiah 30:18 Reflect Atlanta was in a … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, July 25, 2024: Miracle Girl of the Andrea Doria

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read John 16:25-33 “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 Reflect In the early afternoon hours … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, July 24, 2024: Drop Your Guard

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Hebrews 4:1-13 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 Reflect Tara was … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, July 23, 2024: Feeling His Pleasure

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Proverbs 16:1-9 The heart of man plans his way,     but the Lord establishes his steps. Proverbs 16:9 Reflect Every four years I look forward to the start of the Summer Olympics. (No offense to the Winter Olympics, but I’ve always preferred the … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, July 22, 2024: The Shocking Truth

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Psalm 119:65-72 It is good for me that I was afflicted,     that I might learn your statutes. Psalm 119:71 Reflect One of my previous jobs was as an associate editor of a magazine for an electric cooperative association. As part … Continue reading →

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