Monthly Archives: June 2025

Quick Thought – Sunday, June 8, 2025 (Pentecost): The Cold Truth About the Spirit

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Acts 2:1-21 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Acts 2:2 Reflect One of the hardest things to describe to people is the … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, June 7, 2025: Diligence vs. Sloth

Posted on June 7, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Proverbs 13:1-8 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,     while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. Proverbs 13:4 Reflect I once had a student who always seemed to put his work off until later. We’ll call … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, June 6, 2025: Turning the Other Cheek

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 5:38-48 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matthew 5:39 Reflect A few years ago, my daughter and I took … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, June 5, 2025: Shifting the Blame

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Genesis 3:1-19 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” Genesis 3:12 Reflect Animals were a big part of my life when I was growing up. … Continue reading →

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A Wrinkle in Time

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

I think I was in fifth grade when I visited my school’s library and picked out Madeleine L’Engle’s “A Wrinkle in Time.” I was transfixed. The story of Meg and Charles Wallace Murray and their friend, Calvin O’Keefe, kept me … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, June 4, 2025: Be Wise

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read 1 Peter 5:6-11 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 Reflect Jerome lived close to Daytona Beach, and he loved swimming in the ocean at … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, June 3, 2025: Sadness, But Not Despair

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Psalm 137 By the waters of Babylon,    there we sat down and wept,    when we remembered Zion.On the willows there    we hung up our lyres.For there our captors    required of us songs,and our tormentors, mirth, saying,    “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”How shall … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, June 2, 2025: Beware of Yellow Alligators

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Isaiah 5:8-30 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet     and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20 Reflect My stepfather used to tell a story … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, June 1, 2025: How Much Time Can You Spare?

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 26:36-46 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is … Continue reading →

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