Tag Archives: suffering

Quick Thought – Friday, March 29, 2024 (Good Friday): What Held Him to the Cross?

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read John 19 So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, April 7, 2023 (Good Friday): What Held Him to the Cross?

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Douglas Blaine

Read John 19 So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, August 24, 2022: A Father’s Gift

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read Romans 6:15-23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 Reflect When my daughter was six years old she got extremely sick. Throughout the … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, August 14, 2022: Playing Hurt

Posted on August 14, 2022 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 Today we reach the end of the Olympics, … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, August 13, 2022

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read Job 32:1-10 Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he.  Job 32:4 Reflect In the story of Job, most people feel bad for him because of how much physical suffering he endures. He … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, August 12, 2022

Posted on August 12, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read Romans 12:9-21 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Romans 9:14 Reflect One of the hardest things that Christians are asked to do is to be nice to people who aren’t nice to us. Over … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Posted on May 10, 2022 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. … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, April 15, 2022 (Good Friday)

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read John 19 So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, November 29, 2021: Don’t Lose Heart

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

Read 1 Chronicles 29:10-20 For we are strangers before you and sojourners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no abiding. 1 Chronicles 29:15 Reflect History is filled with little-known stories … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, August 18, 2021: A Father’s Gift

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

Read Romans 6:15-23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 Reflect When my daughter was six years old she got extremely sick. Throughout the … Continue reading →

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