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Unfinished Is Not Failed: One Way I’ve Grown This Year

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

I think one way I’ve grown this year is that I’ve become more comfortable with unfinished things. I am learning that delay is not always denial, silence is not always rejection, and unfinished is not the same thing as failed. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, June 4, 2026: Sadness, But Not Despair

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Psalm 137 reminds us that sadness is a real part of life, but sorrow does not have to become despair. Even by the waters of Babylon, God’s people were not forgotten. Continue reading →

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What Death Did Not Take

Posted on May 20, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

I do not think the hardest moments made me feel strong. At the pool, I felt helpless. At my mother’s bedside, I felt broken. Strength came later — in getting up afterward, loving again, and learning that death takes much, but it does not get to take everything. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, April 26, 2026: Caves, Camels and the Impossible

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Some situations look impossible until persistence, courage and trust carry people through them. Jesus reminded His disciples that what man cannot do on his own is never beyond the power of God. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, April 6, 2026: Do You Still Doubt?

Posted on April 6, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Even after miracles, the cross, and the empty tomb, some of the disciples still struggled to believe what they were seeing. Matthew 28 reminds us that doubt has always existed—but so has Christ’s command to carry His message into the world anyway. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, March 26, 2026: Sin and its Consequences

Posted on March 26, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

A childhood memory of losing a horse became a lasting lesson: sincere regret does not always remove the consequences of neglected responsibility. Moses learned something similar when the Lord allowed him to see the Promised Land, but not enter it. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, March 20, 2026: The Ark of Hope

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The story of Noah’s Ark has always stirred debate, but for believers it remains a powerful picture of hope: that even in judgment, God preserves a future, offers refuge, and reminds us through every storm that He is still present. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, March 14, 2026: What Love Really Means

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Movies have given us some memorable lines about love—but not all of them hold up under biblical truth. From The Wizard of Oz to Love Story, some famous quotes sound wise until you compare them to what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 13 about what love really looks like. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, March 11, 2025: God Always Has a Plan

Posted on March 11, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Read Genesis 37:12-36 Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt. Genesis 37:28 Reflect The man had … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, February 13, 2026: In Christ Alone

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Read Colossians 1:24-29 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 Reflect Last Sunday we reached … Continue reading →

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