His Mercy is New — Page 357

Abide

Prayer· Quiet· Scriptures and thoughts· Word of the Year

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 abide dwell reside stay live in These are all words that describe my prayer for 2010…my prayer that God would abide in me…live in me…dwell in me. Abide is my word…
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Challenge: Read the Bible in 90 Days!!

Bible in 90 Days· Scriptures and thoughts

I’ve decided to GO for it! 🙂 I first heard about this challenge from a blogging friend, Kimberly, at Raising Olives. I actually thought it over and prayed about it for days. On Christmas Eve I felt like the Lord was asking me to give this to Him as a gift to Him. A gift of my time. A gift…
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Scared

Books I'm Reading· Missions

If you want to read a book that will make you weep and change your perspective forever…I highly recommend Scared by Tom Davis. But, if you aren’t interested in hearing about the atrocities that are happening to little girls and boys around the world and having your heart broken into a million pieces…this isn’t the book for you. This book…
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After Advent Gratefulness

Advent and Christmas· Gift List

290. a day at home by myself (thank you, honey!) 291. praying for my child as I tied the knots on his no-sew fleece blanket 292. the final week of Advent 293. a new CD that is amazing (Selah – You Deliver Me) 294. special friends to laugh and cry with 295. our van having a simple fix!! (Praise…
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Russia – Missionary Study

Around the World· Missions

I forgot to add this in my post on Russia — We will be learning about Brother Andrew, who is known for smuggling Bibles into Russia during the Cold War. He has been given the nickname “God’s Smuggler” and wrote a book by this title as well, which I hope to read in the next few weeks. I think Brother…
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