Author Archives: LauraMac

Running Our Leg of the Race

“As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.” John 17:18 Meet Balto, a Siberian Huskey sled dog pictured here with Norwegian immigrant Gunnar Kaasen. Balto became famous in 1925 when he was the lead … Continue reading

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Remain in Me

“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.” John 15:4 The word remain is used not … Continue reading

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Letting Love Lead Out

“…for your love is ever before me and I walk continuously in your truth.” Psalm 26:3 We serve a God of LOVE.  We serve a God of TRUTH. His love and His truth cannot be separated. If I’m following the … Continue reading

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Headed to Heaven

Everyone recognizes the brilliant physicist Albert Einstein and his famous equation E = mc2 (even though many of us have no clue what it means). The story is told that while traveling on a train, Dr. Einstein was unable to … Continue reading

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Showing REAL Love

My husband LOVES Pawn Stars, the reality show on the History Channel featuring business at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas, Nevada. In one episode a man brought in a violin he had found in … Continue reading

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www. Remixed: Worship, Work, and Witness

www. We type these three letters multiple times a day. We seldom stop to think what they represent – world wide web. We only know that they take us to lots of places and people and information all over the … Continue reading

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A Different Look at Disease

“This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” John 11:4 Making sense of any hard thing that comes into our lives must begin with this premise: … Continue reading

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Glory to God, Peace to Men

            Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests. Luke 2:14 The Christmas message imparted to the shepherds that dark night 2000 years ago still resonates … Continue reading

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Holy Mud!

“…So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.” John 9:7b Jesus employees an interesting method for healing the blind-since-birth man in John 9: Dirt + Jesus spit = mud Apply mud to eyes Find Siloam Pool Wash away … Continue reading

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Take A Little Time

  Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. John 8:6b   John 8 opens with the Pharisees staging what they believe is a clever trap. They really think they’ve got Jesus this time. They … Continue reading

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