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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Follow Through
It was a little after 6am when I got up one morning this past week, and as I was scrolling through Facebook I came across a comic. You usually think […]
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Intangible Possessions
Spoiler alert: Next quarter’s Sabbath School lesson is on stewardship. The new lesson books came in yesterday and I read the opening section and the first Sabbath’s lesson. At the […]
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Motives
I cannot but barely comprehend how the God of the universe, the Creator, the Eternal, would even consider giving up everything and come in the form of a created being. […]
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Oh Deer
What a beautiful Sabbath afternoon. The sun’s rays are streaming through the trees as the leaves make the light dance. It is almost enough to tempt me to go outside… […]
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Commitment
As of today, Ryan and I have been married for five years. When we married, we made a commitment to each other and before God. I think sometimes people forget […]
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The Lord will Provide
“But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’ He answered and said, ‘I […]
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Forgiveness
Remember we have communion tomorrow. This morning while eating breakfast I watched part of a video from a holocaust survivor. I finished it this evening it is almost 15 minutes […]
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Anxiety is Active Atheism
Darryl has before talked about an attitude of gratitude but today Pastor Reed also tied in anti-anxiety. I have discovered (to my naïve surprise) that the majority of people I […]
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Priorities
Lately, I’ve been reading “Revival for Mission” by Mark Finley, although I’d been avoiding it for several months. I was afraid of what he would say, what he would point […]
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Gifts and Giving
Every Christmas, or rather the weeks leading up to it, my mother would ask for my Christmas List. As a child, I did not find it difficult to make one. […]
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The Final Audit
***Extra Freebie*** In the middle of writing this, I realized my eyes were closed. Not really a great idea when holding a computer on your lap! So I decided to […]
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Our Need for God
Have you ever gone for a day, or even longer, without praying? I admit I have. Sometimes my schedule gets messed up if I am away from home or if […]