Monthly Archives: July 2024

Quick Thought – Friday, July 12, 2024: Disco Demolition

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Proverbs 25:24-28 A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. Proverbs 25:28 Reflect It was meant to be a simple promotion, a way to fill seats in the midst of yet another losing season. Steve … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, July 11, 2024: Hamilton vs. Burr

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Ephesians 4:25-32 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-21 Reflect … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, July 10, 2024: Holding the Sun in the Sky

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Joshua 10:1-15 And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,     until the nation took vengeance on their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, July 9, 2024: Patient Endurance

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Romans 12:9-21 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 Reflect You’ve been sitting just behind the first car at a traffic light for the past two minutes and the light finally turns green – but … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, July 8, 2024: You Can’t Live on Baseball

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 7:21-29 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” Matthew 7:24 Reflect Ty Cobb is one of the greatest players in the … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, July 7, 2024: On the Edge

Posted on July 7, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Isaiah 55:6-9 Seek the Lord while he may be found;     call upon him while he is near. Isaiah 55:6 Reflect Justin was walking home from work and took a shortcut that ran along a set of railroad tracks. It was pitch … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, July 6, 2024: Beauty For Ashes

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Isaiah 61:1-3 …to bestow on them a crown of beauty     instead of ashes, the oil of joy     instead of mourning… Isaiah 61:3a Reflect For many years, my family had a reunion at my stepfather’s house every year on the weekend … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, July 5, 2024: Driving Away Anger

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Romans 6:1-14 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. R0mans 6:5 Reflect I hate to admit it, but I’m not always … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, July 4, 2024 (Independence Day): Godly Authority

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Romans 13:1-7 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Romans 13:1 Reflect It’s summer, and you probably aren’t looking to get a history … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, July 3, 2024: Fighting the Real Enemy

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Ephesians 6:10-20 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 Reflect … Continue reading →

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