Monthly Archives: August 2024

Quick Thought – Tuesday, August 13, 2024: Speak More Than You Listen

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Job 32:1-10 Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he.  Job 32:4 Reflect In the story of Job, most people feel bad for him because of how much physical suffering he endures. He … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, August 12, 2024: Pray for the Bully

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Romans 12:9-21 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Romans 9:14 Reflect One of the hardest things that Christians are asked to do is to be nice to people who aren’t nice to us. Over … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, August 11, 2024: Playing Hurt

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Hebrews 12:3-17 It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? Hebrews 12:7 Reflect Today we reach the end of the Olympics, … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, August 10, 2024: God’s Hand on America

Posted on August 10, 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.R0mans 13:1 Reflect Today’s scripture causes some problems for a lot of people who see … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, August 9, 2024: Do What’s Right

Posted on August 9, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Romans 14:13-23 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. Romans 14:13 Reflect Frank and Joe were trick-or-treating on … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, August 8, 2024: The Patience to Catch Fish

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Mark 1:15-20 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”Mark 1:17 Reflect When I was a little guy, my family used to take vacations at a small cabin in Ruidoso, New Mexico. … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, August 7, 2024: Gospel According to John

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Philippians 4:4-13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 Reflect I’ve always been a very big baseball fan. We lived near Philadelphia when I was kid and I latched on to the Phillies easily. The … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, August 6, 2024: To Tell the Truth

Posted on August 6, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Psalm 145 The Lord is near to all who call on him,     to all who call on him in truth. Psalm 145:18 Reflect You’re probably at least a little familiar with James Patterson, who has published more than 200 books since 1976. He’s … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, August 5, 2024: The Top Button

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read 1 Corinthians 11:1-6 For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, August 4, 2024: Avoid the Boast

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Jeremiah 9:12-26 Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches…” Jeremiah 9:23 Reflect It’s incredible to think … Continue reading →

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