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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: The election is over, but don't stop praying
And I pray for “we, the people,” to keep praying just as hard after November 5 as we did leading up to it.

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: A quiet and peaceable life
Wait, what? Pray for whom? Even if my non-preferred candidate won? And what’s that business about a quiet and peaceable life?

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Learning from Daniel
In Daniel chapter 1, we read the young Israelites were given Babylonian food. From Daniel’s concern, we can assume the meat was offered...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Older and more compassionate
Researching that topic led to thinking about how my own life has been impacted by the wisdom of parents and grandparents, both in spiritual

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Obedience during exile
The theme continues through the New Testament, starting with Jesus’ words recorded in Acts 1:8. After the resurrection, the disciples...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Finding good in all things
Thanks to Facebook memories, I realized several of those challenging times have occurred during October. In my mind, I returned to 2011...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Argue, answer, or preach
The spewing of opinions on social media, especially during the current election season, illustrates these verses provides; I’ve even...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Wisdom that comes with age
One way I find myself continuing to learn and grow is in the area of compassion. When I see someone making bad financial decisions...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Faithful at the tent
Mention Joshua, and people may think of the miraculous Jordan River crossing or the walls of Jericho crashing down.

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Yes, do write in your Bible
Seeing my interest, Luke said, “Mom, I love having those Bibles! Thank you so much! I study with them every day and I really enjoy reading..

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Reflections: Pray, and keep praying
Calling out to God on behalf of others is referred to as prayer of intercession, faithfully asking the Lord to meet the needs of another...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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