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Thoughts By Bill Strom

October 3, 2023

Contentment in October

Where I live October is a transition month. By October summer is all put away. The lawnmower sits idle in the shed, and deck chairs lean against the back of the house. Annual flowers once in full bloom now rot in compost piles, ...

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September 24, 2023

What An Idiot

What do people need besides our critical comments? Dear God, Help me extend grace and patience to others just as I hope you will do towards me. Amen.

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September 11, 2023

Unless a Seed Falls

unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” John 12:24

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August 30, 2023

The Easy Yoke

When I was young I thought a godly life meant avoiding things that others in town enjoyed freely. I was on the outside looking in as my youthful peers spoke of their first cigarette, drink, and engagements with girls. Their lives seemed carefree, and mine a burden.

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August 23, 2023

Caught Blue-Handed

Have you met people who refuse to deal with sin in their life, who cross their arms and huff “I’ve done nothing wrong!”?

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August 16, 2023

Looking Down the Lane

Dear God, it is so easy to think that life without you is free, fun, and easy. Help me see that in You I find significance.

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June 26, 2023

God, Our Peace

Can you call God your peace? Do you lean on his peaceful ways to get through trials?

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January 22, 2023

Heart, Soul, Mind, Strength

Ever wonder what the Bible means when it says to love God with your heart, soul, strength, and mind?

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December 11, 2022

Giving Away Our Gifts

Can you name a gift you passionately value? A calling is any inner tug or summoning to “give our gifts away.”

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September 8, 2022

When the Spirit Prompts, Forgive

Do you feel nudged to forgive people who have hurt you? Or do you want to nurse your ego by not forgiving?

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