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Quick Thought – Thursday, September 10, 2026: Band-Aids Cannot Heal—Bringing Your Pain to God

Posted on September 10, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Food, alcohol, entertainment and other distractions may help us avoid pain for a while, but avoiding a wound is not the same thing as healing it. Psalm 34 reminds us that affliction is real, but it is not the end of the story. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, August 11, 2026: Playing Hurt—What Suffering Can Teach Us About Faith

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Some of the most memorable athletes kept competing when they were hurt. Hebrews 12 reminds us that faith doesn’t mean avoiding every painful season. It means trusting God through the hurt and allowing Him to train us through it. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, May 9, 2026: Trust in the Midst of Trials

Posted on May 9, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Job lost nearly everything, yet he still trusted that God’s purposes could not be thwarted. When our own trials come, we can remember that God still loves us, still has a plan, and can still be trusted. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, January 3, 2026: Sheep Need a Shepherd

Posted on January 3, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Read Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 Reflect My stepfather used to keep a collection of sheep in his office. Not real sheep, mind you, but an assortment of stuffed animal sheep. Children … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Pour: Living Life at Barrel Strength

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Life doesn’t always come watered down. Some seasons arrive at full proof — hot, honest, and unfiltered — much like a true barrel-strength bourbon. I’ve had my share of those days and years, and I’ve learned that the burn often reveals what’s real. Scripture reminds us that God refines us through these uncut moments, strengthening our faith and shaping what comes next. Today’s pour is a toast to the truth hidden inside the heat. Continue reading →

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The Sunday Pour: The Ice That Melts

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Drop a cube of ice into a pour, and you can almost hear time at work. The sharp bite of alcohol begins to mellow, the edges round off, the flavors shift. What began as bold and fiery becomes something more … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, September 28, 2025: Tattooed

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Isaiah 43:1-7 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob,     he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you;     I have called you by name, you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1 Reflect Tattoos … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, September 10, 2025: Band-Aids Cannot Heal

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Psalm 34 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,    but the Lord delivers him out of them all.Psalm 34:19 Reflect People use all sorts of things to help them relieve various hurts and pains in their lives. Some turn to drugs and … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, August 11, 2025: Playing Hurt

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Hebrews 12:3-17 It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?Hebrews 12:7 Reflect Last year at this time, we were putting a … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, May 9, 2025: Trust in the Midst of Trials

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Job 42:1-5 “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.”Job 42:2 Reflect No matter what terrible things you’ve been through, it’s a safe bet that Job has you beat. That … Continue reading →

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