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Thoughts By Karen Woodard

November 18, 2024

What We Do Know?

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28

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April 21, 2024

Just a Little Kindness

Do you know the secret to a lasting marriage? Kindness! It is a choice that we all make on a daily basis, but it is like giving water to a thirsty soul, knowing how thirsty we have also been in the past.

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May 24, 2023

Impossibilities

In our rich culture, there are a lot of young (and old!) men and women who do not want to give up everything to follow Jesus.

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April 20, 2023

How to Recognize the Counterfeit

It’s hard to know what is true anymore! Father, please help me to take hold of what is true in a world that has so much that is false and counterfeit, and to know that your Spirit’s work in me is real,

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February 10, 2023

Giving Freely to Others

How can you freely give to others in the way that God has freely given you all that you need for his Kingdom work?

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November 21, 2022

A Solitary Place

Father, thank you for sweet times of solitude and prayer that help us prepare for a day of serving others! Help us to bring you all of our worship and concerns, as we head into whatever you have called us to do today. Amen.

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November 14, 2022

Burnout

I kept hearing about others in Christian ministry who were “burning out” because they took on too much. I kept wondering how this could happen

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September 5, 2022

A Yoke of Freedom or Bondage

Is the tension between the freedom that Christ came to give you, and the weight of fulfilling the law has been struggle for you?

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March 31, 2022

Giving Fear an Eviction Notice

Father, thank you for your perfect love that can drive out my fears! Please be the ideal tenant in my life and continually evict any scary feelings I may have of being punished or stalked by evil.

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November 4, 2021

Sleepless Nights

As I have gone through a very stressful time I have found myself “socially distancing” from God in my grief and concern.

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