We live in a world that has been driven to the brink by natural disasters, political divisiveness, and a pandemic that threatened to crush the world's socioeconomic infrastructure, no less the health and welfare of every individual. Dr. Thurston draws on
"No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy!" (Helmuth von Moltke)
"To share a table with someone is to share everything!" (Paul Krueger)
"He who is humble is confident and wise. He who brags is insecure and lacking." (Lisa Edmonson)
"We don't stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing." (George Bernard shaw)
"Among those I admire, I find no common denominator. But among those I love, I can; they all make me laugh!" (W.H. Auden)
"If you're not covered in dog hair, your life is empty!" (Elayne Boosier)
"The Light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it!" (John 1: 5 NIV)
"Nobody Cares how much you know until they know how much you care." (Teddy Roosevelt)
"In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. (Proverbs 16:9 NIV)
You are a name, not a number. Never forget that.
Pause, breathe, and reflect on every good thing as a gift from above!
"To err is human, to forgive, divine!" (Alexander Pope)
"It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are the most important!" (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Father, you have adopted us into Your own family! I know You love me because the Bible tells me so!
"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance of what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1
Success is not about accumulation of anything. It's about helping others.
"A person's own folly leads to their ruin, and yet their heart rages against the Lord!" Proverbs 19:3
God's presence can be felt, even in loss
Decisions go better when you ask the Creator first.
"The Lord God said, 'It is not good for man to be alone.'" Gen 2:18 NIV
"A fool is quick tempered, but a wise man stays cool when insulted." Proverbs 12:16 NIV
"All at once an Angel touched him and said, 'Get up and eat!'1 Kings 19:5 NIV
"If God is for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:31 NIV
"Then they sat on the groudn with him for 7 days and 7 nights. No one said a word....." Job 2:13 NIV
"Do not anticipate trouble or worry about something that may never happen." Ben Franklin
"The Lord detests lying lips......" Proverbs 12:2
"It is better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt!" (Samuel Clemens)
" I will forgive their wickedness and remember their sins no more..." Jeremiah 31:33,34
" I am the Light of the World. He who follows me shall not walk in darkness..." John 8:12 NKJV
"I lift up my eyes to the hills...from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, Who made Heaven and earth...." Psalm 121
The Joy and Peace that Christ speaks of, comes only through loving each other! What You have done Lord in the past, You can be relied upon to do again!
"Believe and Wait," a better T-shirt than "Keep Calm and Carry On?"
Christians can never let God down, because we are clothed in the righteousness of Christ, forgiven, unashamed, no longer slaves to sin.
Christians always have "someone to run to," when things are going wrong.
The forgiveness of our sins past, present and future, by the Grace of Jesus Christ, is the one gift that truly keeps on giving!
When we pass by the less fortunate, it is Jesus we are passing by without a glance!
"Mary did you know, when you kiss your little baby, you kiss the face of God?"
Help us to see everyone as "Made in Your Image."
God is WAY better at wrapping than people are!
Joseph chooses to believe, just as Mary did!
The Peace of Jesus Christ is not the same as the world gives; but an inner assurance that banishes all fear!
Christmas is not just the celebration of the Savior's birth, but of the Grace that grants us new life, forgiven and unashamed before God!
God is the definition of Love; He understands our loss of a loved one
Holy Spirit, Give us a nudge every time we are tempted to ask directions from anyone but Christ!!
The Biggest Gender Reveal: mary Accepts the Impossible!
We don't have to DO for our Savior! Because of what He DID for us, we only need to love! HE IS THE GIFT
Scripture tells us "Fear not!" 365 times. Hmmmmm, wonder why that is?
Bad things happen in the dark. Jesus calls Himself "The Light of the World!"
It is high time to wake up to the truth.......
"If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation." 2 Corinthians 5:17
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