Sharon JaynesBalanced Living 3 Comments

Pruning our Lives

 Today’s Truth

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.  He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful” (John 15:1 NIV).

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In 2006, I sat down to write my annual Christmas letter and it began with these words: “This year has been a year of change.”   Read more…

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Wrapping Up Christmas

Today’s Truth  “Ye shall find the babe, wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger” (Luke 2:12 KJV).

Friend to Friend  Who in the world would wait until Christmas Eve to do their Christmas shopping?  I find it hard to believe the statistics that show December 24th is one of the biggest shopping days of the year, so one season I decided to venture out to the stores and see for myself.   Read more…

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1 Corinthians 13 Christmas Style

Today’s Truth

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.  But the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV).

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With Christmas just around the corner, it is easy to get so busy with the cooking, decorating and shopping that we forget why we’re doing all this in the first place.   Read more…

Sharon JaynesGeneral Inspiration 1 Comment

The Velveteen Woman

Today’s Truth
“Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God?  Or am I trying to please men?  If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ” (Galatians 1:10 NIV).

 

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Most of us have read or heard of the childhood classic,  Read more…

Sharon JaynesDealing with Your Past, Expectant Living 2 Comments

Emotionally Crippled

Today’s Truth
“Woman, you are released (set free) from your infirmity! (Luke 13:12 Amplified, note added).

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I was riding down the crowded streets of Mexico City in a cab when I saw her.  She measured about four feet high, backed curved, bent at the waist at a ninety-degree angle, and fingers gnarled and twisted shut.   Read more…

Sharon JaynesConfidence in Christ, Expectant Living 1 Comment

Coming out of the Shadows

Today’s Truth
“When Jesus saw her, he called her forward…” (Luke 13:12 NIV).

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It was another Sabbath day, much like any other.  But as Mariah opened her eyes framed with years of pain and sorrow, she had no idea this would be the day that changed her life. 

“I’m getting too old for this,”  Read more…

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Hush My Mouth!

Today’s Truth
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye!  How can you say to your brother, ‘let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?” (Matthew 7:3, 4 NIV).  Read more…

Sharon JaynesPower of Words 4 Comments

Words: An Incredible Gift

Today’s Truth
“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (Proverbs 18:21 NIV).

 

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“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).  When God created the world, stocked the seas with marine life and the skies with winged creatures –  Read more…

Sharon JaynesRelationships 3 Comments

Bracing Up Toppled Friends

Today’s Truth
“Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently.  But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted” (Galatians 6:1 TNIV).

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It was just a bit of burlap peaking out from underneath the soil, but to our Golden Retriever,  Read more…