Monthly Archives: November 2015

Another post about living in the present

Posted on 11/30/2015 by GettingCloserToOurGod

Here are several famous quotes about living in the present.  I just read these in a blog post with many many more similar quotes – all found on PresentLiving.com.  Fitting, isn’t it, that there is a whole website on living in … Continue reading →

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He must become greater; I must become less

Posted on 11/28/2015 by GettingCloserToOurGod

A Hong Kong friend once explained how he strives every day to increase God and decrease himself. What good advice. John 3:30 (NIV) 30 “He must become greater; I must become less.” The same advice here from John the Baptist. Here are … Continue reading →

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Light and Action

Posted on 11/21/2015 by GettingCloserToOurGod

Light and action in a challenged world, desperately in need of hope. Good deeds planted like seeds, sprout and open up in a world with a Generous Heavenly Father. Matthew 5:14-16 (NIV) 14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a … Continue reading →

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Simple Faith and Plain Truth – 1 Timothy 2:1-8

Posted on 11/15/2015 by GettingCloserToOurGod

These verses from 1 Timothy 2 where posted in my GoTandem daily bible readings this morning.  The timing of these verses was exceptionally well timed for me. I was not sure how to digest the news unfolding in Paris with over 100 dead … Continue reading →

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Acts of Kindness for Others

Posted on 11/08/2015 by GettingCloserToOurGod

“Everyday is a present.” These are the words a hotel staff member cheerfully said to me during our brief exchange early last week as he wiped the morning dew off all my windows before he scurried off to take a load of folks … Continue reading →

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