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How the Way I Get My News Has Changed

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

I still hold many of the same values I was raised with, especially when it comes to faith and family. But one habit has changed dramatically: the way I consume the news. And I’m not convinced the new way is better. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, August 31, 2026: Sensory Overload and the Peace of God

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

We live in a world of constant stimulation, but peace is not simply the absence of noise. Isaiah 26:3 points us toward a mind anchored in God. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, August 19, 2026: Subjective Truth

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Everyone seems to have their own version of truth. But when facts, opinions and perspectives compete for our attention, Jesus gives us something solid: He doesn’t merely teach the truth. He says, “I am the truth.” Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, June 29, 2026: What’s in Your Brownies?

Posted on June 29, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The world rarely asks us to abandon our standards all at once. More often, it asks us to accept just a little impurity until we forget what purity was supposed to taste like. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, August 31, 2025: Sensory Overload

Posted on August 31, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Isaiah 26 You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 Reflect As a teacher, I see it almost every day. There is such a cultural disconnect between the … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, June 29, 2025: What’s in Your Brownies?

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Titus 2 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age… Titus 2:11-12 Reflect Years ago, … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, August 31, 2024: Sensory Overload

Posted on August 31, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Isaiah 26 You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 Reflect As a teacher, I see it almost every day. There is such a cultural disconnect between the … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, June 29, 2024: What’s in Your Brownies?

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Titus 2 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age… Titus 2:11-12 Reflect Years ago, … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read Titus 2 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age… Titus 2:11-12 Reflect Years ago, … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, August 31, 2021: Sensory Overload

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

Read Isaiah 26 You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 Reflect As a teacher, I see it almost every day. There is such a cultural disconnect between the … Continue reading →

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