A former member of the Highland SDA Church writes “Sabbath Thoughts” a couple times a month. These blog posts are meant to draw the reader closer to God and to encourage contemplation of various Christian topics.
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Don’t let Good Things Get Away from You
“Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.” (Ephesians 3:20 NLT) […]
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Be Encouraged, God has Provided
“Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or trouble, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.” (Romans 8:35, 37 NASB) After […]
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Students for His Glory
“Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures?” (Mark 10:12a NLT). The reading specialist at the middle school I work for recently took another job. I doubt her position will […]
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Fruitful
“And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful” (Titus 3:14 ESV). Part of my library […]
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Shower Thought
“Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days” (Ephesians 5:16 NLT). Thursday, I spent my evening shower time contemplating a problem. Earlier that day, I decided to go […]
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Supplement Your Faith
“For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue …” (2 Peter 1:5a ESV). Have you ever heard someone say, “I hate drinking water?” Growing up, […]
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Outage
“There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light” (Revelation 22:5a NKJV). Five days without power. This […]
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O Holy Night
“[F]or today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11 NASB). Even though department stores start decorating for […]
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Joseph the Righteous
“Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be pregnant by […]
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A Joyful Heart
“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones” (Proverbs 17:22 ESV). “You don’t have to do that.” No matter what task I complained about, […]
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Sabbath Morning
“For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, ‘In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength’” (Isaiah 30:15a ESV). […]
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Poison Roses
“So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head” (Job 2:7 […]