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Envy is a Green Eyed Monster

Envy is a Green Eyed Monster


When I see or hear the word jealous, I have a vision in my head of a green eyed monster. Not a pretty picture either. But in our world today, it's quite common to read "I'm so jealous" in a comment after a friend writes something good that happened in her life in a Facebook post. While I realize this may be a common idiom of the times in which we live and certainly not meant to be hurtful, I can't help but have that vision in my head. My good friend Jamie posted a photo of her young daughter after a tennis match. She just won her …
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Debbie Petras
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Cling to the Vine

Cling to the Vine


Learning to walk with Jesus is a lifelong pursuit. After committing my life to Christ, I knew I needed to grow in my spiritual walk.  I remember years ago thinking “now how do I live?” I knew I was saved by grace through faith. But the day to day living was a challenge for me. How thankful I am that the Bible teaches us how to live in Christ. In John 17, Jesus was preparing His disciples for the time when He would soon depart from them. “My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the w…
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Debbie Petras
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Are you Carrying Heavy Loads?

Are you Carrying Heavy Loads?


Do you carry heavy loads?  The other morning I was lugging my large black plastic garbage bag to the dumpster. As I slung it into the receptacle, I accidentally threw my cell phone in too. Luckily, it landed right on top of my garbage bag.  I figured I could reach it and all would be well. Not to be!  I couldn't reach it as hard as I tried. I attempted to pull the garbage dumpster over but it was too heavy and full. I was also concerned that my cell phone would sink deeper into the garbage and be lost forever. So I hoisted myself onto the garbage …
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Debbie Petras
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