Category: Grace
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The Star of Wonder Still Burns Bright
By Kathi Pelton Today is the first day of Hanukkah. As I sit here and pondered the beauty of the candlelight that is seen in the Hanukkah and Christmas celebrations, it brings me back to the light that shone so brightly in the night sky two thousand years ago. It was a light that led…
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He Came To Give
By Kathi Pelton The Christmas season is a time of giving— giving gifts, giving time, giving meals and giving love. What an appropriate thing to do as we celebrate the One who came to give his all so that we might have joy, peace, and eternal life. His birth, his life, his death and his…
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Against All Hope— BELIEVE!
By Kathi Pelton “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed…” Romans 4:18 There are times in our lives where we look all around us and the landscape looks like, “against all hope.” But our faith and belief was never meant to be built upon natural circumstances— but on God, “who brings life to the dead…
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“I Am With You.” says the Lord
Kathi Pelton As I sat down to spend time with the Lord, I heard his quiet whisper come to me and say, “I am with you.” My husband begins each day by bringing me coffee in bed and kissing the top of my head— it is his way of saying, “Honey, I am here for…
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He Has Tabernacled Your Life
By Kathi Pelton This past Sunday morning, during our worship service, the Lord brought to mind the Feast of Tabernacles; which falls this year from October 6th through October 13th. We just finished the final day of it. As he brought this festive celebration to my mind I was reminded of its origin. The origin…
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Freedom In Forgiveness
By Kathi Pelton Someone recently asked me about how I handled a past situation that included someone who had hurt me deeply that was to attend a significant and important event in my life. My answer was short (but not simple)— I said, “FORGIVENESS!” I don’t know if that was the answer that they hoped…
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SEEK FIRST
By Kathi Pelton Take a moment to ponder this quote, “Ask for great things, and little things shall be added to you: ask heavenly things, and earthly things shall be added to you.” We can ask for heavenly things and watch the earth respond! This comes as a response to the verse in Matthew 6:33,…
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ABUNDANCE!
By Kathi Pelton Our neighbors have numerous fruit trees of different kinds that line our back fence. These trees create a natural barrier between our homes that give greater privacy. But two years ago we watched in horror as the owner of the property behind us took a chain saw and took every tree down…
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The Fire and Water Has Prepared You For SUCH A TIME AS THIS!
By Kathi Pelton The body of Christ has been in a time where both fire and water has come upon us. Fire has come to purify and water has come to wash us— together they will reform us. This work of the Spirit has come upon us both individually and corporately. There has been such…
Oceans in the Desert 