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Thoughts By Julie Cosgrove

March 9, 2019

Fall on the Lamb

In Scotland, two men were thatching a roof. One slipped and fell off.The other heard him cry out but couldn't reach out fast enough to save his friend.

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February 24, 2019

More Than

There was a time I over-worried about my appearance and what others thought. I was so self-conscious I imagined the giggled whispers.

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January 9, 2019

What’s Your Focus?

Perhaps, instead of focusing on how we should change, we need to shift our focus to the Cross. Not rely on our own strength, or even ask God to give us strength, but for Him to be our strength. May we choose to be other-orientated and open to being used to His glory.

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December 6, 2018

Pieced Together

“Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted” (John 6:12).With Christ as my mold, the pieces of my life have been transformed into something new.

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November 21, 2018

Don’t Hit the Fan

In Matthew 6, Jesus talks about how the Father cares for the birds of the

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November 13, 2018

Clouded View

It can happen in a matter of minutes. A beautiful sunshiny day can become overcast, gloomy, and dank. Life imitates nature, doesn't it?

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October 30, 2018

Payback Time

So what can Paul mean by this verse? Though at first it sounds contrary to the Gospel, it actually confirms it. Read it again.

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October 7, 2018

Called

God meets us where we are in life, and when we accept Him as Savior, He can use us no matter how unholy, inept, or unworthy we feel. There have been times I have doubted I am making a difference.

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September 8, 2018

The Strap

Dearest Lord, let us strap ourselves to you. Anchor us in faith and help us to cling to your love, no matter what swirls around us.

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April 14, 2018

Attribution Error

As Christians, we’re not to drag our brothers and sisters before God to be punished or examined under a holy microscope. We are to forgive them, just as Christ forgave all of us on the hard wood of the cross as He bled for us…and them, too. After all, we probably need forgiveness for something we have done or said, too.

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