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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, May 29, 2025: Love the Unloveable

Posted on May 29, 2025 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 – Wednesday, May 21, 2025: Sin Is Sin

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Romans 5:12-21 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned… Romans 5:12 Reflect “Sure, I’ve done some bad things, but they aren’t all … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, May 16, 2025: Grace – We All Need It!

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Romans 3 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, May 14, 2025: Seventy Times Seven

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 18:21-35 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, March 29, 2025: House Cleaning

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 24:36-51 But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. Matthew 24:36 Reflect Many years ago (after dinosaurs roamed the earth but before cell phones), a … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, March 26, 2025: Sin and its Consequences

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Deuteronomy 3:23-28 Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes westward and northward and southward and eastward, and look at it with your eyes, for you shall not go over this Jordan.Deuteronomy 3:27 Reflect Throughout … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, March 21, 2025: Passing God’s Test

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Psalm 130 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,    O Lord, who could stand?But with you there is forgiveness,    that you may be feared.Psalm 130:3-4   Reflect Wanted: The Perfect TeacherTeaches amazing lessons every day and gives away candy for correct … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, March 17, 2025 (St. Patrick’s Day): Repaying Evil With Good

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Luke 6:27-36 “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you…”Luke 6:27 Reflect Life had been tough for Maewyn. Well, not at first. He had a loving family, and his dad … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, February 17, 2025: The Key of Forgiveness

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Ephesians 4:17-32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.Ephesians 4:32 Reflect Sometimes heroes come in different shapes and sizes. Often, they’re so unlikely that they could be standing right in front … Continue reading →

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