Tag Archives: evil

Stories Demand Sacrifice | A Short Story

Posted on September 5, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Steve Michaels is a struggling writer surrounded by failed ideas and discarded characters. But when those characters decide they have had enough of literary limbo, the price of finishing a story becomes frighteningly literal. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, August 1, 2026: Hatred for Evil—Learning to Recognize What God Hates

Posted on August 1, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Anne Frank’s story shows what happens when pride, lies, violence and hatred are allowed to flourish. Proverbs 6 helps us recognize those evils—and reminds us that Christians must hate evil without hating people. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, June 3, 2026: Beware of Yellow Alligators

Posted on June 3, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Isaiah warns against calling evil good and good evil. A painted alligator may look different, but it is still an alligator — and sin does not become harmless just because we rename it. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, March 13, 2026: “Common” Decency

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Read Psalm 12 Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone;     for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. Psalm 12:1 Reflect Decency, formerly seen in society, passed away some time ago. It was born in … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, February 19, 2026: What Comes Out of the Mouth

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 15:10-20 “What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.” Matthew 15:11 Reflect The Bible has a lot to say about the words we speak. Words spoken … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, January 25, 2026: Slow to Anger

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Read James 1:19-27 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. James 1:19-20 Reflect If you follow the news … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, January 24, 2026: Shooting at the Saints

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 18:15-20 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.” Matthew 18:15 Reflect In 1690, the colonies of New France … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, January 3, 2026: Sheep Need a Shepherd

Posted on January 3, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Read Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 Reflect My stepfather used to keep a collection of sheep in his office. Not real sheep, mind you, but an assortment of stuffed animal sheep. Children … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, October 14, 2025: The Real Horror

Posted on October 14, 2025 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 When I was a teenager, I … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, August 1, 2025: Hatred for Evil

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Proverbs 6:12-19 There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run … Continue reading →

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