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Sufficiency
Sufficiencyby Michael DoyleGod’s grace is filled with sufficiencyIt eases us from lives of deficiencyWe walk this world, but not aloneStep by step, we come to atoneWithin God’s sacred familyWe learn God’s word is not a homilyBut a walk we live … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchor, Atone, Believer, Bible, Blind, Book of Romans, Centrality, Christ, Christianity, Community, Courageous Question, Deficiency, Faith, Follow, God, God's Grace, Good News, Homily, Humility, Identity, Jesus, Life Claiming, Paul, Poetry and Poems, Purpose, Right, Sacred Family, Servant, Sight, Sinner, Sufficiency, Walk, Wrong Road
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Thought For the Day: Where Is God? Where Can I Find Him?” We Don’t Realize That’s Like A Fish Swimming Frantically Through the Ocean In Search of the Ocean
“Where is God? Where can I find him?” we ask. We don’t realize that’s like a fish swimming frantically through the ocean in search OF the ocean” – Ted Dekker
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Tagged Find, Fish, God, Ocean, Realize, Swim, Ted Dekker, Thought For the Day, Where
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First Principles: For In the Gospel the Righteousness of God Is Revealed – A Righteousness That Is By Faith From First To Last, Just As It Is Written. The Righteous Will Live By Faith
“For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed–a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” – Romans 1:17 (NIV)
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Tagged Faith, First Principles, First To Last, God, Gospel, Live, Revealed, Righteousness, Romans 1:17 (NIV), Written
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God’s Good Purpose
God’s Good Purposeby Michael DoyleIt is less about the should-nessThen it is about the goodnessGod is gracious despite our deedsIn His inspiration, He sows good seedsAbounding in love, He reachesWith mercy, He quietly teachesAll the growth that we can growTo … Continue reading
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Tagged God, Good Purpose, Goodness, Grace, Growth, Hearts Broken, Inspiration, Know, Love, Mercy, Poetry and Poems, Reach, Teach, Wisdom Spoken
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Thought For the Day: To Be Grateful Is To Recognize the Love of God In Everything He Has Given Us – and He Has Given Us Everything
“To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us – and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love, every moment of existence is a grace, … Continue reading
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Tagged Awakening, Difference, Every Breath, Every Moment, Everything, Existence, Experience, Gift, God, Good, Goodness, Grace, Graces, Grateful, Grateful Person, Gratitude, Hearsay, His Love, Praise, Recognize, Take Nothing For Granted, The Love of God, Thomas Merton, Thought For the Day, Unresponsive, Wonder
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First Principles: And We Know That In All Things God Works For the Good of Those Who Love Him, Who Have Been Called According To His Purposes
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28
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Tagged All Things, Called, First Principles, God, Good, His Purpose, Know, Romans 8:28, Those Who Love Him, Works
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Beyond the Meaning
Beyond the Meaningby Michael DoyleIn the midst of all this festivitySome reflect on the NativityHow somewhere beyond the meaningGod came to dwell among us human beingsMost of us have heard the Christmas storyAnd how God shined on us with His … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond, Christmas Story, Festivity, Glory, God, Human Beings, Meaning, Messiah, Nativity, Poetry and Poems
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To Love Like Swans
To NadinKatrin: To Love Like Swansby Michael Doyle Our love is like the love of swansMy love, you are always in my heartWe may now swim separate pondsBut in our hearts, we are never apart It hurts when I can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Above, Always, Apart, Awake, Behind, Blind, Break Apart, Complication, Dance, Distancce, Don't Matter, Done, Dreams, Every Day, Eyes, Forever, Forever Love, God, Heart, heartbeat, Hearts, His Stars, Hold, Hurt, Invincible, Long Run, Look, Love, Love of Swans, Moonbeams, Morning's Rise, My Arms, My Soul, No Good, On my Own, Our Love, Pain, Poetry and Poems, Recognize, Savage Pain, Separate Ponds, Shatter, Start, Stone, Swans, Swim, The one, The World, Without You, Your Eyes
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Thought For the Day: The More I Study Nature, the More I Stand Amazed At the Work of the Creator. Science Brings Men Nearer To God
“The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. Science brings men nearer to God.” – Louis Pasteur, , chemist and bacteriologist (27 Dec 1822-1895)
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Tagged Amazed, Creator, God, Louis Pasteur, Nature, Nearer, Science, Study, Thought For the Day, Work
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The One Who Won’t Go Away
The One Who Won’t Go Awayby Michael DoyleIn the air is a feeling of anticipationAs we joyfully prepare our contributionChristmas is coming as if we’re dreamingSoul shine fills us as if it’s beamingGod is with us as we happily prepare … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Air, Angels, Anticipation, Baby In A Manger, Beam, Belief, Bell, Bible, Blessed, Blessing, Blessings, Born, Buden, Changing the World, Chase the World, Christ, Christmas, Christmas Morn, Church, Compare, Contentment, Contribution, Cope, Discourage, Dream, Eternity, Faith, Free, Glory To God Alone, Go Away, God, God's Holy Ways, Good News, Goodness, Great Comission, Grow, Heart, Hearts, Hope, Impact, Inspiration, Jesus, Joy, Know, Light, Living, Love, Loving Ways, Majesty, Mankind, Merry Christmas, Million Views, Mistaken, Odd, One, Outside World, Peace, Pleasing, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Prayers, Prepare, Read, Reason For This Season, Redefine, Regisgry, Relief, Savior, Second-Guessing, Shifting Sands, Shown, Sight, Simple Beginnings, Socials, Soul Shine, Strife, Stumble, Sunday, Taken For Granted, Time, Transformation, Trust, Understood, Walk, Wedding, Wings, Wonderful Life, Words, Worship, Worth, Yesterday
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