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I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and He prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. -Jesus John 15:1-2 (NLT)   I love pruning – cutting out dead or unproductive branches, thinning to allow…

    You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Isaiah 26:3 (NLT)   Did you have a moment or two of perfect peace this summer? Calm in your soul free from worry or anger?   How do we find those moments during the start…

Jesus said, “Come off by yourselves; let’s take a break and get a little rest.” For there was constant coming and going. They didn’t even have time to eat. Mark 6:31 (MSG)   I apologize.   Without actually deciding to, or announcing it, I took a break from blogging this summer. Some of you have…

God’s love, though, is ever and always, eternally present to all who fear Him. Psalm 103:17 (MSG)   One man, one woman, and God delivered a gift today.   In What We Talk About When We Talk About God, Rob Bell encouraged readers to experience God’s presence every moment of every day, in the small…

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. – Apostle Paul 2 Timothy 1:7   What are you afraid of?   Do you fear being poor, homeless, and dependent on others?   Are you afraid you’re not loved or that you’ll face…

II am the bread of life. –Jesus John 6:35   You are what you eat.   I have two kinds of kids. One could live on Five Guys and ramen noodles. The other measures every strawberry and ounce of chicken breast. Outwardly, they both look like competitive athletes, but we can’t know if they are…

I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised Him from the dead. I want to suffer with Him, sharing in His death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead! – The Apostle Paul Philippians 3:10-11 (NLT)   I want to suffer.   Can you…

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? – Jesus Mark 8:36 (NLT)   What is your purpose in life? At what point will you feel satisfied that you’ve accomplished your goal? For what are you striving?   Popularity?    Comfort?    Success?    Security?    Wealth?    Happiness?   Big questions…

  We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard, so that you may have fellowship with us…. We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy. 1 John: 1:3-4 (NLT)   Have you ever experienced something so incredible you couldn’t wait to tell someone?   Didn’t it…

A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be…