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Quick Thought – Sunday, July 5, 2026: Driving Away Anger

Posted on July 5, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Road rage may reveal more about our own hearts than anyone else’s driving. Even our everyday anger needs to be brought to the foot of the cross. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, June 11, 2026: Hitting the Ball—Faith, Setbacks and Self-Examination

Posted on June 11, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Mike Schmidt struck out plenty, but his setbacks were not the whole story. In faith, our failures do not define us when Christ is still at work in us. Continue reading →

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The Job I Almost Didn’t Get

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

After two years of substitute teaching, failed interviews, and near misses, I almost gave up on becoming a teacher. Looking back now, those disappointments weren’t failures at all—they were the closed doors that guided me to the place I was meant to be. Continue reading →

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The Teachers I Didn’t Ask For

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The moments that shaped me most didn’t come with applause. They came with silence. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, October 19, 2025: Defeat is Not Final

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Exodus 3 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Exodus 3:4 Reflect Today is a red-letter day in the history of the United … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, October 16, 2025: Don’t Look Back

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Philippians 3:12-21 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead… Philippians 3:13 Reflect Growing up in Florida, I always … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, September 24, 2025: Living the Vision

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Philippians 3:1-14 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, July 5, 2025: Driving Away Anger

Posted on July 5, 2025 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 – Wednesday, June 11, 2025: Hitting the Ball

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read 2 Corinthians 13:5-10 Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? — unless indeed you fail to meet the test! I … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, October 19, 2024: Defeat is Not Final

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Exodus 3 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Exodus 3:4 Reflect Today is a red-letter day in the history of the United … Continue reading →

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