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Saturday, February 28, 2026
Friday, February 27, 2026
A Place for Everything
In my father's house and his back yard
There are piles of junk and two rusted cars
They remind him of his younger days
He keeps his memories all over the place
He's a packrat of some great repute
A fact that no man could dispute
Mom just shakes her head and sighs
And keeps her kitchen clean
Ahh there's a place for everything
So why can't he ever find anything
Still it comforts him just knowing
That it's always there if he needs it
He's built sheds and barns to house his stuff
There are shelves and bins and hooks and dust
His little empire fills him up with pride
The neighbors cringe, he just smiles
Ahh there's a place for everything
So why can't he ever find anything
Still it comforts him just knowing
That it's always there if he needs it
Well I must admit I understand
These traits we share with this old man
Dad's got higher piles of junk than mine
But I'm sure I'll catch up in time
Ahh there's a place for everything
So why can't I ever find anything
Still it comforts me just knowing
That it's always there if I need it
He's got buckets full of rusted bolts and two drawers packed with old remotes from TVs that died long ago and ashes from an old wood stove.
His work bench is piled with wires and screws and things he's not sure what they do, he's got stacks of shingles, he's got a perfect roof and old electric motors too...
Ahh there's a place for everything...
--Lance Cowan/Sam Gray
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Hat tip to Tim and own his dad :o)
And so much love, happiness, and joy in my memories of my own father...
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Thursday, February 26, 2026
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Following Jesus? Show No Partiality
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Show No Partiality
"My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory."
James 2:1
A living faith is not only a listening faith but also a doing faith. True belief manifests itself in action--and, in some cases, in inaction. In other words, true faith is known not only by what it does but also by what it doesn't do--for example, as James points out, by not showing partiality.
Partiality--the sin of treating people differently due to their outward appearance, status, or usefulness--was a clear and present danger in James's day, and it remains so in our own. James was not condemning all acknowledgment of distinctions, or even preferential treatment for legitimate reasons. A young man who gives up his bus seat for an elderly woman is not running foul of James' teaching! Rather, what James was making absolutely clear is this: external characteristics, and especially those that indicate wealth, in and of themselves do not mean that someone deserves honor.
This is the point of the illustration in James 2: if two men enter our gathering, one in fine clothing and the other in shabby, and the wealthy man gets the place of honor while the poor man gets shoved aside, then we are guilty of the sin of partiality. To give such preferential treatment to the wealthy would be to make "distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts" (v.4). God does not judge us by such distinctions, and so neither should we judge others in this way.
In His life and ministry, Jesus displayed how impartiality ought to look. He was willing to allow a woman of ill repute to weep over Him and for her tears to wash His feet (Luke 7:36-50). And He was just as prepared to call a rich man down from a tree to take Him to his house (19:1-10). Why? Because He knew that great wealth and worldly honor do not and cannot make someone more valuable in God's eyes. He was well-acquainted with both the richest of riches and the lowest circumstances imaginable. In descending from heaven, exchanging honor for humility, Jesus set aside the glory which was His due in order to draw near to and save sinners like us--rich and poor alike.
When we grasp the wonder of this reality, we begin to see the true ugliness of judging others on the basis of the external and superficial.Partiality should have no place among the people of God because if we know God at all, it is because He dealt with us impartially. Be honest with yourself, then, and ask the Lord for the grace to see others in the way He does and to show others the mercy and grace He has shown you.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Friday, February 20, 2026
We are running low! We need help!
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Help comes from the LORD our God!
He who asks--He will hear!
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Our people need help!
"We see a generation in which too many have been taught that the only truth is in the human will, which then becomes sovereign.
The past is presented to them as a dark time, now happily superseded; therefore they learn no edifying or useful history.
The quest for truth dies not only in the humanities, but increasingly in the sciences.
To think there is one right answer to a math problem has been derided as a racist concept.
And of course we confuse the sexes."
-Today’s Firestorm and the Declaration, by Larry P. Arnn. Imprimis 11/25, Volume 54/Issue 11
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I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;
From where shall my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade on your right hand.
The sun will not smite you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
The Lord will protect you from all evil;
He will keep your soul.
The Lord will guard your going out
and your coming in
From this time forth and forever.
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Thursday, February 19, 2026
Math Anxiety with Peppermint Patty
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Both of my Bible studies are teaching, studying anxiety and trusting the LORD through it all.
Thankful :o)
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Time flies, Projects continue, and Joy is among us
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I have SO many projects going on...I must do what is in front of me!
Every one of my projects are important and there is not enough time to work on them!
What Joy! to accomplish one at a time!
I am so very thankful for the gifts of creating that the Lord has blessed me.
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Monday, February 16, 2026
Because Someone Laughed Out Loud...
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Got to go....I have pill containers to fill....
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Sunday, February 15, 2026
America: Home of the Brave...
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In1854 the Republican Party was formed in Wisconsin to fight against Slavery.
America still has brave people choosing to be good citizens.
The Brave are still out there.
Be Brave for America.
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Saturday, February 14, 2026
Friday, February 13, 2026
A Hen Gathers Her Chicks Under Her Wings...
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Matthew 23:37-39
...“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her!
How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.
Behold, your house is being left to you desolate!
For I say to you, from now on you will not see Me until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
Luke 13:31-35
..."Just at that time some Pharisees approached, saying to Him,
Go away, leave here, for Herod wants to kill You.”
And He said to them,
“Go and tell that fox,
‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I reach My goal.’
Nevertheless I must journey on today and tomorrow and the next day; for it cannot be that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those sent to her!
How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not have it!
Behold, your house is left to you desolate; and I say to you, you will not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
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Thursday, February 12, 2026
Save the Babies! Jesus Loves You!
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We have enjoyed the "flurry" of new born babies these last 2 years!
This means a homemade flannel blanket and a small crocheted green frog. I was so very busy keeping up!
I have been making frogs and flannel blankets for newborns for 44 years.
--Beyond the frogs-- the other flannel blankets I make are for the local pregnancy support clinic.
Jesus Loves You! Save the Babies!
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Monday, February 9, 2026
Life use to seem so easy, breezy...
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When did life become so wearing?
I remember those sweet days of a young family and life went well. The LORD is our Hope.
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"One of the mysteries of the ages is why the political left has, for centuries, lavished so much attention on the well-being of criminals and paid so little attention to their victims.
-Thomas Sowell
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Saturday, February 7, 2026
The LORD is With Those Who Love Him
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A little bird I am,
Shut from the fields of air,
And in my cage I sit and sing
To Him who placed me there;
Well pleased a prisoner to be,
Because, My God, it pleases Thee.
My cage confines me round,
Freely I cannot fly,
But though my wings are closely bound,
My soul is at liberty;
For prison walls cannot control
The flight of freedom of the soul.
-unknown
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Genesis 39:20-21,23
..."So Joseph’s master took him and put him into the jail, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the jail. But the Lord was with Joseph and extended kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer. The chief jailer committed to Joseph’s charge all the prisoners who were in the jail; so that whatever was done there, he was responsible for it. The chief jailer did not supervise anything under Joseph’s charge because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made to prosper."...
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"When God allows us to go to prison because of our service to Him, it is nearly the most blessed place in the world that we could be, because He goes with us.
Joseph seems to have known this truth. He did not sulk, become discouraged, and rebellious, or engage in self-pity by thinking "everything was against him". If he had done so, the prison warden would never have trusted him.
May we remember that if self-pity is allowed to set in, we will never be used by God again until it is totally removed.
Joseph simply placed everything in joyful trust upon the Lord, and as a result, the prison warden placed everything into Joseph's care."
-unknown
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Friday, February 6, 2026
The Importance of Knowing About History
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from Understanding the Times:
..."History is the study of the way people, based on various religious worldviews, act through time to accomplish their goals.
The study of history is vital because by looking back on the past we can see how people’s decisions affected their fellow humans’ ability to flourish.
As George Santayana famously admonished,
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
We thus need an accurate view of the past if we are to sustain trends toward greater wealth, justice, and sustainability.
History can guide us to learn from our mistakes, act rightly in our current circumstances, and get better over time."...
-Jeff Myers & David A. Noebel, Understanding the Times: A Survey of Competing Worldviews, pg.472
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
'How Sweet it is to fall into the embrace of the LORD's blessed arms!'
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"It is not necessary to be continually speaking to God, or always hearing from God, in order to have communion or fellowship with Him, for there is an unspeakable fellowship that is sweeter than words.
A little child can sit all day long beside his mother, totally engrossed in his playing, while his mother is consumed by her work, and although both are busy and few words are spoken by either, they are in perfect fellowship. The child knows his mother is there, and she knows that he is all right.
In the same way, a believer and his Savior can continue many hours in the silent fellowship of love. And although the believer may be busy with ordinary things of life, he can be mindful that every detail of his life is touched by the character of God's presence, and can have the awareness of His approval and blessing.
Then when troubled with burdens and difficulties too complicated to put into words and too puzzling to express or fully understand; how sweet it is to fall into the embrace of His blessed arms and to simply sob out the sorrow that we cannot speak!"
-unknown
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Romans 8:26-27
..."In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God."...
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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Choosing to be Kind
If certain people claim to be Christians, for us, it can be extremely hurtful.
Even so, We can choose to rise above their words and hurtful attitudes of us--the LORD is our comfort: He is our strength.
Colossians 3:12-17
..."So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.
Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father."...
Ephesians 4:17-32
..."So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.
But you did not learn Christ in this way, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity.
He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.
Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you."
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Sunday, February 1, 2026
Those Who Live for Jesus...
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Isaiah 40:28-31
..."Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the Lord,
the Creator of the ends of the earth
does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is inscrutable.
He gives strength to the weary,
and to him who lacks might He increases power.
Though youths grow weary and tired,
and vigorous young men stumble badly,
yet those who wait for the Lord
will gain strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
they will run and not get tired,
they will walk and not become weary."
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Husbands and Wives Should be Similar...
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"The husband and wife should be similar to the hand and the eye.
"The husband and wife should be similar to the hand and the eye.
When the hand hurts, the eyes should be crying.
And when the eyes cry, the hand should wipe away the tears."
-Christian, John Chrysostom
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Exhort, being Examples, Firm in Your Faith
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"Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness; nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock.
And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
Be of sober spirit, be on the alert.
Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world.
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.
To Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen."
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Sunday, January 25, 2026
God's Amazing Creation in Birds
--Thank you, Josh Atkinson, Marietta, Ohio
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Matthew 6:25-33
..."I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on.
Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Are you not worth much more than they?
And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
And why are you worried about clothing?
Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you?
You of little faith!
Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’
For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."...
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Saturday, January 24, 2026
Do Not Allow Your Liberty to Be Given Up
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"They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-Benjamin Franklin (1759)
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Thursday, January 22, 2026
Strength to Overcome
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1 Peter 5:6-11
..."Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
Be of sober spirit, be on the alert.
Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world.
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.
To Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen."...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
The Dangers of Self-righteousness
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"Self-righteousness is the devil's masterpiece to make us think well of ourselves."
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Luke 18:9-14
..."And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:
“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself:
‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’
But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying,
‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’
I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Praise the LORD!
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Tale of Two Artists
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"Marriage isn’t just about falling in love.
It’s about staying in love when life gets heavy.
It’s choosing the same person after long workdays,
unpaid bill, misunderstandings, and moments
when both of you are exhausted.
Real marriage is built in the ordinary days,
not the perfect ones."
-Almost Said
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Monday, January 12, 2026
We must recognize God in Government
"Without God, there could be no American form of Government, nor an American way of life.
"Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first—the most basic—expression of Americanism.
"Thus the Founding Fathers saw it, and thus, with God’s help, it will continue to be."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
"Keep Calm and Carry On in Your Car"
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Beautiful animals, but
respect their comfort zone,
and your safety:
Stay in Your Car!
The signs are posted everywhere in Yellowstone and yet people choose poorly.
There are signs for us also:
2 Samuel 22:31-34
...“As for God, His way is blameless;
The word of the Lord is tested;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
“For who is God, besides the Lord?
And who is a rock, besides our God?
“God is my strong fortress;
And He sets the blameless in His way.
“He makes my feet like hinds’ feet,
And sets me on my high places."...
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