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Quick Thought – Saturday, March 26, 2022

Posted on March 26, 2022 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 … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, November 21, 2021: Nothing Stays Hidden

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

Read Philippians 4:4-9 …do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, November 11, 2021 – Lessons From Mom: Prisoners Need Love, Too

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

This is the 15th of 25 special reflections based on lessons I learned from my mother. These will run from my birthday on October 27 until her birthday on November 20. Read Matthew 25:31-45 And when did we see you … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, November 2, 2021 – Lessons From Mom: That’s Somebody’s Baby

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

This is the seventh of 25 special reflections based on lessons I learned from my mother. These will run from my birthday on October 27 until her birthday on November 20. Read Zechariah 7 Thus says the Lord of hosts, Render … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, October 17, 2021: The Last Are First

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

Read Mark 10:17-31 “But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” Mark 10:31 Reflect Billy trained for years to run in a marathon, and when the day finally came for him to run in one the … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, October 15, 2021: Grace for Sale

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

Read 1 Kings 5 But he said to him, “Did not my heart go when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Was it a time to accept money and garments, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, October 8, 2021: Self Help

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

Read 1 John 4:7-21 By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, September 16, 2021: Shun the Black Sheep?

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

Read Hosea 6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,     and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. Hosea 6:6 (NIV) Reflect Every family is different, but all families have their issues. It would be unusual if they didn’t. After all, … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, August 28, 2021: Seek Justice

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

Read Isaiah 1:1-20 … learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause. Isaiah 1:17 Reflect If you don’t know who Emmett Till is, you should know. Honestly, I’m amazed I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, May 16, 2021

Posted on May 16, 2021 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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