Prayer, Plain and Simple

A Morning Prayer

Mark and Jill Herringshaw — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:20:08 +0000

Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your...

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The Kingdom of God isn’t Fair

Mark and Jill Herringshaw — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 18:14:19 +0000

So the last will be first, and the first will be last (Matthew 20:15,16).

The Kingdom of God isn’t fair. It is just, but just not fair. This is actually a bit of wonderful news for most of us, which is...

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God’s Red Carpet

Mark and Jill Herringshaw — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:19:42 +0000

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’” (Matthew 7:21-23)

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A Prayer to Love God

Mark and Jill Herringshaw — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 19:01:47 +0000

Because he has set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him. I will set him on high, because he knows and understands My name (has a personal knowledge of my mercy, love and kindness; trusts and relies on Me, knowing I will never forsake him, no never). Psalm 91:14 Amplified

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Please, Sir, I Want Some More

Mark and Jill Herringshaw — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 19:16:18 +0000

If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! (Luke 11:13)

I love the redemptive...

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Staying Afloat in the New Year

Mark and Jill Herringshaw — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 17:52:10 +0000

If God hadn’t been there for me,
I never would have made it.
The minute I said, “I’m slipping, I’m falling,”
your love, God, took hold and held me fast.
When I was upset and beside myself,
you calmed me down and cheered me up. (Psalm 94:17-19)

But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to...

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Decluttering in Biblical Proportions

Mark and Jill Herringshaw — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 19:33:13 +0000

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:1,2a).

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Decluttering in the New Year

Mark and Jill Herringshaw — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 19:00:48 +0000

Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ (Philippians 3:8).

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The Jesus Method of De-Cluttering

Mark and Jill Herringshaw — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 16:59:49 +0000

“Every tree.. that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire” (Matthew 3:10).

The New Year motivates us to reorganize, re-energize, and de-clutter our lives and our spaces. There are several excellent approaches...

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A Plan for a New Year

Mark and Jill Herringshaw — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 19:42:38 +0000

…Think differently…Change your mind… changing your conduct–for the Kingdom of God is at hand…. Let your lives prove your change of heart. (Matthew 3:2,8 AMP)

It was a new season, a new age. A...

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