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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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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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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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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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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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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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Reflections: Time to plant God's Word
It’s been a minute since I spent much time with my farming relatives, but the concept of “fallow” fields gave me a couple of things to think
Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Yes, Ananias, I meant that
The person I’m thinking of wasn’t Saul himself, later renamed Paul, but rather, Ananias. Not the one who famously lied to the apostles...
Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Pray, no matter what
At that point, Daniel was already seeing the fulfilment of earlier biblical prophecy concerning Israel’s Babylonian captivity as foretold...
Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: A generous eye
Recently, my Sunday Proverbs reading coincided with receiving information about the Loaves and Fishes meal program in Stone County,...
Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Jesus is the Light
We must be careful, though. In 2 Corinthians 11:14, the Apostle Paul warns that Satan masquerades as an “angel of light.”
Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Do I need a sign?
Mary also gets a Gabriel visit, telling her she will become pregnant and bear the Son of God. Knowing she hasn’t experienced...
Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Gratitude in the unspectacular
Other times, there’s obvious cause for rejoicing—the miraculous survival of our preemie grandson, or even “small” blessings like...
Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Lessons from cats and grandkids
Which leads to the subject of boundaries: While there are household rules and the kids are generally obedient, they haven’t reached the...
Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Don't neglect the training
With reminders to bathe everything in prayer (ch. 2) and establish high standards for leadership (ch. 3), chapter 4 uses the metaphor of...
Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Come as a child
Although tempted to just explain that cars sometimes require repair, I prayed that God would help us identify the problem...
Cynthia J. Thomas
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