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Reflections: He is risen, and He’s coming!
As I write this, I’m sitting in a favorite Airbnb we often use when visiting family near Kansas City, processing thoughts and reading...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reader’s Corner: Learn more about Yellowstone National Park
Kimberling Area Library friends and volunteers invite you to join them for Learning On Wednesday, May 14, when Sharon Clarke will share...

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Reader’s Corner: C of O professor’s book celebrates working homemakers
Mother Teresa said, “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” In some ways, that sounds easy enough to do...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Prayer and thanksgiving in the mundane
Those prayers are often recorded in my little devotional notebook, and I also occasionally go back and review...

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Reflections: Staying grounded in truth
In the Bible, the writer of Ecclesiastes says there is “nothing new under the sun” (1:9, NIV). That seems to be especially true regarding...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reader’s Corner: ‘She Is Possible’
Each chapter of “She Is Possible” draws from the story of a woman in the Bible who faced seemingly impossible circumstances...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Who has strengthened you?
The book of Acts tells us much about how to share the gospel—building cross-cultural relationships, encouraging new believers, relying on...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reader’s Corner: Hear from one of the “dam kids” at KAL, April 9
Many people residing or visiting in southwest Missouri enjoy doing so at least partly because of Table Rock Lake. And those younger than...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: What will I say?
My high school memories are generally good—I was reasonably well-liked, and my grades qualified me to be in the National Honor Society,...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Some shaking going on
After Jesus ascended to heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to empower his followers to begin sharing the Gospel.

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Slow down and think
Sometimes a Proverb seems particularly appropriate for my frame of mind or something I’m going through—or a whole series of somethings....

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: The fool says what?
A recent venture into the wisdom of Proverbs landed me in chapter 26, which opens with several statements about fools and how fools...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reader’s Corner: Paddington Bear
Britain was known as a welcoming refuge for suffering people, but still, what a sight this must have been for onlookers in London!

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reader’s Corner: Learn about area quilting groups at Kimberling Area Library
Join Rose Allen and Sue Munson of the Wellness for Warriors Quilting Group, which makes quilts for police officers, firefighters and veteran

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Sing, wherever you are
Often, circumstances or memories combine with my daily devotions or something from a sermon or online teaching to send me down some real...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reader’s Corner: KAL children’s programs for spring
Programs begin at 10:30 a.m. at KAL and last about one hour. Kimberling Area Library is located at 45 Kimberling Blvd., Kimberling City.

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Praise like Jehoshaphat
First, Jehoshaphat turned to God; he called the people to a fast, and he assembled them to collectively seek the Lord and remember God’s...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Am I wasting time with scoffers?
Unless you’re one of the few (lucky?) people who manage to totally avoid being online or hearing news, it’s been hard to miss the...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reader’s Corner: Thinking about the real St. Valentine
Depending on when you grabbed your copy of the Globe, you may be planning, or may have already enjoyed, a special Valentine’s Day outing...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Where do the ideas come from?
That habit got me through some rough years, and it continues to be daily sustenance now. Let’s face it, this world is broken...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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