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Day is richer when the King is present

Good morning, friends! Today, I’m thinking about eggs, hens, roosters, and the King. Recently, I penned up my hens for winter. They had been running free all summer, doing what contented hens do: eating bugs, wandering free, and laying beautiful, jumbo brown eggs. I enjoy watching them live out their chicken days on the farm. But as it gets colder, and the days get shorter, and there’s less sunlight, hens need to have more heat and light. Thus, they are confined over winter. Usually, they are quite content to be penned up, and continue to give me their beautiful jumbo eggs during ...

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound

John 1:1-18 Georgia Sadler is a nurse on a mission. She wanted to raise awareness of diabetes and breast cancer rates among Black women in her community. So, Georgia began by setting up informational seminars in churches all over San Diego. But she could hardly get anyone to attend the seminars. What could she do? Georgia thought hard, then came up with the ingenious idea of training local hairdressers to talk to their clients about diabetes and breast cancer. Hairdressers are natural communicators. They hold positions of trust in women’s lives. So, Georgia ditched the ...

Don’t fall apart, come apart!

“Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” — Mark 6:31 NKJ Jesus had called the twelve to Him and sent them out two by two. In Luke 9:6 it says, “And departing, they began going about among the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.” Matthew 10 gives one entire chapter to this time period. Jesus tells His disciples that persecutions are coming, but they should fear God rather than men. He warns about denying Him before men. He goes on to say that He brings division and a sword instead of peace. He also tells them of their reward if ...

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Give thanks in everything

In I Thessalonians 5:18, the Holy Spirit inspired Paul to write, “In everything give thanks,” no exceptions, no excuses, nothing outside those parameters. It means in connection with everything that occurs in life. No matter what happens to you in life, no matter what circumstances, no matter what struggle, trial, testing, be thankful. Give thanks. It is a responsibility to which all believers are duty bound. It is a command. Did you know that being unthankful is the primary character of an unregenerate heart? Unbelievers are described in Romans 1:21 as those who not honor God ...

Focus on blessings not burdens

Matthew 6:25-34 Some years ago, an American and a British journalist were discussing Thanksgiving on a British radio program. The American asked if Thanksgiving was celebrated in the United Kingdom. “Yes,” the British journalist replied, “but we celebrate it on the 6th of September.” “Why then?” asked the American. “That’s when you chaps left,” the Brit answered good-naturedly. Well, it’s true Thanksgiving is celebrated as a national holiday primarily in the U.S. and Canada, two former British colonies. Thanksgiving in the U.S. is usually traced to ...