June 19th, 2015 
I started to memorize Scripture verses 45 years ago, using the Navigators Scripture Memory System. The first book I memorized was 1 John. My husband became my memory partner and for the last 10 years we have memorized 7 new verses each week and recite 21 verses to each other every Sunday. In this way I have memorized all the New Testament books with the exception of Revelation.
In Romans 12 Paul urges …
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June 16th, 2015 
King Solomon, disillusioned and heavy-hearted, recorded these thoughts, “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind. What is twisted cannot be straightened; what is lacking cannot be counted. I thought to myself, “Look, I have grown and increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.” Then …
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June 9th, 2015 
I reached my limit. A solid month of storms in Dallas left many residents, myself included, with warning fatigue. The middle-of-the-night ritual of ear-piercing weather alerts from my phone felt like the one-drop-at-a-time water torture. The thunderstorm wasn’t loud enough, so now we need to be woken up with a reminder?
I finally put my phone in another room far away so I didn’t have to listen to the constant alerts. Yes, …
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May 26th, 2015 
Vintage ornate oval picture frame
Lessons from a fairy tale. The evil queen in the Snow White classic, enraptured by her own beauty, seeks daily confirmation from her magic mirror. She trusts this authoritative and unbiased source. Each day as she sees her reflection in the glass, she inquires, “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” With regularity, the voice of truth confirms that she is indeed the …
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May 22nd, 2015 
I started scripture memory in July of 2007. I was searching for revival in my spiritual life. God tells us when there is something in Him, that makes Him sick, He will spit it out of His mouth. “So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.” Revelation 3:16 This is what happened to me. For eight years my bible lay dormant.
“I …
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