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Over the summer I had the privilege of writing an online Bible study for Proverbs 31 Online Bible Studies’ In The Gap Facebook Group. It was a wonderful experience and I can’t wait to share this with you. So today we begin a three-week study on Fear. This first week we’re looking at Biblical examples of those who fell victim to fear; the next week we’re looking at examples of those who were victors over fear; and the final week we will be studying the value of fear. Yes, dear friends, there is value in fear. I hope you’re excited and want to dig intoRead More →

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“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will” Romans 12:2 (NIV). As I opened the cabinet doors my eyes fell on the glassware my mother had accumulated over the years. It was an eclectic mix of both modern and antique. I recognized everyday pieces that functioned well and held up under the routine, but behind those pieces sat some extremely fragile glassware that at one time donned the shelves of my grandmother’s home. My mother had diedRead More →

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“…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure” Phil. 2:12-13. Our Spiritual Makeover begins when we say YES to Jesus and He comes into our hearts and forgives us. “Therefore if any man be in Christ he is a new creature, old things are passed away – behold all things are become new” II Cor. 5:17. God sees us complete in Christ, made in His image. We lack nothing as we abide in His Son. God sees our potential, who we are in Jesus. It’s reassuringRead More →

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I hope you’ve had a chance to read my first lesson in this series, Our Spiritual Makeover: God’s Ultimate Edition, Part 1 Removing the Mask. Today we begin the second stage of our spiritual makeovers: Renewing our Minds         As you look at the pictures above please note that last picture is for my poodle, Zoe. I wanted her to see what could have happened if she had fallen into the wrong hands. When I look at these pictures I can’t help but ask, what were they thinking? Have you ever done something and asked yourself that question? I have. I think that’s because somewhere within us we all understandRead More →

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”Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom” Ps 51:6. I don’t know about you but I know I’m standing in the need of a makeover. Not the kind of makeover where I re-do my outside look; but I need a makeover that works for the inside out. I need the kind of makeover can only come from God himself. Maybe you feel the same way. If so, I trust you will enjoy this series. We were created for a purpose, a God-ordained purpose that He wants to fulfill in us. The keyRead More →