God's Incomprehensible Love
While driving through town last week, I noticed a bumper sticker that appeared to be a cartoon character urinating on a cross. My first...
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Jars of Joy
Lisa Smith
- Oct 5, 2017
- 2 min
So You Think You're Safe?
James MacDonald asks his listeners, “How comfortable are you with your religion? Are you willing to gamble with your salvation?” The...
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Lisa Smith
- Oct 4, 2017
- 2 min
A Gift
After my first husband was told he had terminal cancer with little hope of survival, we had ten weeks to prepare before he went Home. ...
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Lisa Smith
- Sep 25, 2017
- 2 min
What is a Hypocrite?
Question: What is a Hypocrite? Lance Winslow wrote the following in an EZine article: "One of the worst things in Christianity is the...
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Lisa Smith
- Sep 18, 2017
- 1 min
I LOVE YOU MOM
While eating at a restaurant, I ordered Bourbon Pecan Pie; made daily from scratch and topped with fresh whipped cream. The flavor...
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Lisa Smith
- Sep 13, 2017
- 2 min
YouTube
While visiting our daughter in Virginia, we watched a YouTube video by Jefferson Bethke. It is called “Why I Hate Religion=But Love...
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Lisa Smith
- Sep 7, 2017
- 2 min
One in His Sight
A very large maple tree fell across our driveway after a storm. My husband took a chainsaw to cut up the tree and asked for my help. As...
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Nikki Verdill
- Sep 4, 2017
- 2 min
Hurricane Harvey
My family and I just returned from a cruise originating out of Galveston, Texas on Sunday 8/20/17. Hurricane Harvey had dissipated just...
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Lisa Smith
- Aug 31, 2017
- 2 min
Cheer Up! I've Got it Covered!
Before my daughter’s wedding, she and I had a “mother-daughter day” filled with activities we both love. Jetts and I were able to relax,...
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Lisa Smith
- Aug 29, 2017
- 2 min
An Excellent Woman
My first husband’s grandmother, ‘Nannie Kathryn’, prepared weekly dinners for her family. As we sat together every Sunday, I was always...
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Lisa Smith
- Aug 25, 2017
- 1 min
God Goggles
Neal McCoy sings a song about a guy drinking in a bar, nursing a broken heart. “He don’t see ugly through blood shot eyes; He’ll fall...
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Lisa Smith
- Aug 21, 2017
- 2 min
What Does God Think?
While directing traffic around a paint spill I had caused; I thought about how embarrassed I would have been in my earlier years. That...
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Lisa Smith
- Aug 17, 2017
- 2 min
God's Secret
“The Secret,” written by Rhonda Byrne in 2006, has sold 21 million copies. The book claims that positive thinking can create...
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Lisa Smith
- Aug 14, 2017
- 2 min
Cheap Imitations
While teaching our Youth Group recently, we discussed the following Scripture: So Moses and Aaron went into Pharaoh, and they did so,...
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Lisa Smith
- Aug 7, 2017
- 2 min
Empire State Building
Standing 1250 feet above New York City, my daughter Jetts and I had a difficult time comprehending how the men in 1929-1930 built this...
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Lisa Smith
- Aug 4, 2017
- 2 min
When Trials Come
Don Henley’s song, “Dirty Laundry” has a chorus that says, “Kick em when they’re up, kick em when they’re down,... kick em all around.” ...
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Lisa Smith
- Aug 2, 2017
- 1 min
Defeating Giants
When I was younger, I used to put my ‘head in the sand’ when there was a problem and pretend everything was okay. Over the years,...
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Lisa Smith
- Jul 27, 2017
- 2 min
I Love You
I received bad news, and it took my breath away. Something I feared to the depths of my core became reality. As my mind tried to...
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Lisa Smith
- Jul 24, 2017
- 2 min
Fresh Chicken Breast
When our kids were teenagers, we had a boxer who didn't adjust as quickly as we'd hoped when our family moved from town into the country....
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Lisa Smith
- Jul 20, 2017
- 2 min
Burnt Offering
The smell of burnt english muffins (with peanut butter) often greets family and friends when they visit our home around breakfast or...
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