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Quick Thought – Wednesday, August 19, 2026: Subjective Truth

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Everyone seems to have their own version of truth. But when facts, opinions and perspectives compete for our attention, Jesus gives us something solid: He doesn’t merely teach the truth. He says, “I am the truth.” Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, August 7, 2026: Gospel According to John

Posted on August 7, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

John Smoltz learned that faith did not guarantee a Cy Young season or a World Series victory. Christ gave him the strength to handle both success and defeat. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, July 29, 2026: Cheering from the Stands—Running the Race of Faith

Posted on July 29, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

From the 1996 Olympics to the finish line of a 60-mile breast cancer walk, the sound of cheering has stayed with me. Hebrews 12 reminds us that the Christian race also comes with a cloud of witnesses. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, July 26, 2026: Your Good Name

Posted on July 26, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Richard Jewell was hailed as a hero after discovering the bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Within days, suspicion and relentless media attention threatened to destroy his good name. What should we do when we are judged unfairly? Continue reading →

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“The Hard Years” — When Love Pulled in Two Directions

Posted on July 10, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The hard years were not the mistake years or the lost years. They were the years when love pulled in two directions, home became complicated, and God taught love to stretch. Continue reading →

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The Man on the Bicycle

Posted on April 18, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

A broken-down SUV in a rough neighborhood. A stranger on a bicycle. A pocketknife, a scrap of foam, and a repair I never forgot. More than 25 years later, I still wonder whether that moment was ordinary kindness—or something more. Continue reading →

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Sixty Miles in Orange and Blue Shoes

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

In 2006, as my mother battled breast cancer, I laced up a pair of orange and blue Mizunos and walked sixty miles over three days. They didn’t cure anything, but they carried me through one of the hardest seasons of my life — step by step, mile by mile. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, August 19, 2025: Subjective Truth

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read John 14:1-11 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 Reflect One year when I lived in Atlanta I volunteered to help the political campaign of … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, August 7, 2025: Gospel According to John

Posted on August 7, 2025 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, July 29, 2025: Cheering from the Stands

Posted on July 29, 2025 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 Every … Continue reading →

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