Month: October 2019

Week 5 – Lovely

Week 5 – Lovely

A brilliant sunrise. A majestic mountain peak. A rushing, sparkling waterfall. These are all things we consider to be lovely. What makes them so? Lovely things are those which are pleasing to our senses. They result in feelings of pleasure rather than discomfort. They cause 

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Garments of Grace

Garments of Grace

I spend a fair amount of time each day trying to figure out what to wear. I’m embarrassed to admit there are days I’ll change clothes at least 2-3 times to finally get to an outfit that feels “right”. And then at the end of 

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Week 4 – Pure

Week 4 – Pure

How much stuff do we thoughtlessly allow into our hearts and minds? Every day we are bombarded with thousands of ideas from advertisements, friends, and social media. Some of these are good things and some, well, not so much. Is it even possible to keep 

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Destructive Worry

Destructive Worry

Philippians 4:6-7 says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Worry leaves 

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Week 3 – Right

Week 3 – Right

The third thing Paul instructs us to think about are things which are “right”. There are a few ways we can interpret this word. We can look at it as something that is correct or factual. We can think of it in terms of morality 

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Week 2 – Noble

Week 2 – Noble

When I first started to take a look at the word “noble” in terms of our challenge, I was a bit perplexed. The word for me conjures up images of nobility or royalty which, while interesting to think about, isn’t terribly helpful when it comes