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Month: July 2021

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be joyful now

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 Ellen Lebsock

Now...amid all the chaos of our world...every one of us has faced moments of fear and anxiety. Fear (the reaction of choice encouraged by the mainstream media right now) and anxiety (or worry) are really forms of unnecessary suffering. Instead let's learn to be happy/joyful NOW!  Not someday: when the kids are back in school, or the… Continue reading be joyful now

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God’s Word is real

July 28, 2021August 2, 2021 Ellen Lebsock

How do you know that you’ve heard from God? My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 Hearing God is the key to faith, victory, peace, perseverance and prosperity in every area of your life. “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall… Continue reading God’s Word is real

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The Power of Wisdom

July 23, 2021September 7, 2022 Ellen Lebsock

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom. Colossians 3:16 I recently was reminiscing and wishing I could relive certain parts of my life with the wisdom I have today. What would it have been like to go to high school with the accumulated wisdom of 48 years in the Lord?… Continue reading The Power of Wisdom

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forget me nots

July 19, 2021 Ellen Lebsock

Forget-me-nots represent true love and giving someone this flower means you truly love and respect this person. It is a testament to your relationships and promises the other person that you will never forget them in your thoughts. Forget me nots are a symbol of fidelity and being truthful to someone you love. Based on Christian lore,… Continue reading forget me nots

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who’s fault is it?

July 16, 2021 Ellen Lebsock

Why Do We Blame God? Blaming God seems to be the default theology of all religions and sadly of many Christians. There is something about blaming God that seems to make us feel affirmed in whatever we are doing or not doing. Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me,… Continue reading who’s fault is it?

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Deuteronomy 32:1-3

July 15, 2021August 1, 2021 Ellen Lebsock

Grace and peace on you today Dear Hearts I love this passage from The Song of Moses “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak!Let the earth hear the words of my mouth. May my teaching trickle like rain,my speech distill like dew— like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.For I… Continue reading Deuteronomy 32:1-3

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2 Thessalonians 3:16

July 14, 2021August 1, 2021 Ellen Lebsock

Grace and peace on this wonderful Wednesday Dear Hearts Today I've been thinking about *peace* and our current world view. The Prophet Isaiah wrote about peace __ "They know nothing of the way of peace, and injustice is their way of life. Their paths are so crooked that no one who walks in them knows… Continue reading 2 Thessalonians 3:16

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