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Quick Thought – Thursday, August 27, 2026: Who Has the Keys?

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

We panic when we lose ordinary keys, but Revelation points to a far greater question: Who holds the keys to death? Jesus does. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, August 5, 2026: The Top Button of Faith—Keeping Christ at the Center

Posted on August 5, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

When the top button of a shirt is wrong, everything beneath it falls out of place. Our faith works the same way: if we begin with a different Jesus or a different gospel, everything else becomes distorted. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, August 3, 2026: My Redeemer Lives—A Mother’s Faith in the Face of Death

Posted on August 3, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Cancer took my mother’s life, but it could not take her faith or overturn the promise of resurrection. In her final weeks, she continued pointing us toward the living Redeemer she trusted. Continue reading →

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The Technology That Will Remember Us—The Future of AI, Memory, and Grief

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

What if artificial intelligence could recreate the voice of someone you loved? I think that technology is coming sooner than we realize. The question isn’t whether we’ll build it—it’s whether we’ll use it wisely. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, July 5, 2026: Driving Away Anger

Posted on July 5, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Road rage may reveal more about our own hearts than anyone else’s driving. Even our everyday anger needs to be brought to the foot of the cross. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, May 29, 2026: Don’t Wanna Be a Pharisee

Posted on May 29, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The Pharisees and Sadducees disagreed about resurrection, angels and spirits. But an old children’s song helps us remember the bigger lesson: God calls us to be fair, faithful and full of resurrection hope. 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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The Sunday Pour: The Distiller’s Hand

Posted on April 5, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

A great bottle carries intention from mashbill to bottle. So does life. Even when we cannot see where things are headed, God has never been guessing. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, April 5, 2026 (Easter Sunday): The Empty Tomb Changes Everything

Posted on April 5, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Jesus was laid in a tomb like every other dead man in history. But on the third day, that tomb became the greatest evidence of who He truly is: the Son of God, risen in victory over death. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, March 6, 2026: Trick Questions

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 22:23-33 But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.” Matthew 22:29 Reflect Can you imagine trying to “pull one over” on God? Honestly, people try it every day. They … Continue reading →

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