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Quick Thought – Wednesday, May 7, 2025: What a Friend We Have…

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read John 5:1-8 The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.” John 5:7 Reflect Consider the … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, March 18, 2025: The Betrayal of a Friend

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 26:47-56 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.” And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” And he kissed him.  Matthew 26:48-49 … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, October 9, 2024: The Price of Friendship

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read John 15:1-17 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 Reflect Some of my favorite passages of scripture are the parables that Jesus used to teach his disciples. One … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, September 2, 2024: Iron Sharpens Iron

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read 1 Peter 5:1-11 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 Reflect One of my favorite movies is “Toy Story,” in part because I could completely … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, July 27, 2024: A Friend In Need

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Proverbs 17:9-17 A friend loves at all times,     and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 17:17 Reflect It’s kind of a miracle that America won its revolution against Great Britain. Yes, the Continentals had grit and determination, but … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, July 24, 2024: Drop Your Guard

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Hebrews 4:1-13 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 Reflect Tara was … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, July 22, 2024: The Shocking Truth

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Psalm 119:65-72 It is good for me that I was afflicted,     that I might learn your statutes. Psalm 119:71 Reflect One of my previous jobs was as an associate editor of a magazine for an electric cooperative association. As part … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, May 8, 2024: Don’t Just Hear – Listen!

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 17:1-8 He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” Matthew 17:5 Reflect Sometimes, it’s … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, May 7, 2024: What a Friend We Have…

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read John 5:1-8 The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.” John 5:7 Reflect Consider the … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, March 18, 2024: The Betrayal of a Friend

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 26:47-56 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.” And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” And he kissed him.  Matthew 26:48-49 … Continue reading →

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