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The enemy of my enemy….
It is past time we learned to work together.
Sun Tzu is credited with the phrase, The enemy of my enemy is my friend, around the 6th century BC. Within a few years, it made its way to what is now the Middle East and eventually to the Western world. So, when Jesus talked about enemies and friends, people had a pre-conceived idea about how the two would typically interact.
But what He said was totally new to those He spoke to. Jesus is quoted in both Matthew (22:39) and Mark (12:31) as saying, Love your neighbor as yourself. And when Paul writes to the Romans (13:10), he emphasized that love does no harm to a neighbor. And, who is our neighbor? Luke quotes Jesus’s story of the Good Samaritan who, despite being despised by the Jewish people, saved and took care of one them at his own expense. So those who we consider our enemies…
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A Word A Week Photograph Challenge – Float
The age is coming to an end. Are you ready?
A Word A Week-Float:
here are my entries and this is where you can find other entries.
Changing of the Guard
By Deb Maciorowski ©
Look, the seasons are coming to an end
It is time for, Changing of the Guard.
It is slow at first and before you know it
A harvest collage has taken place.
One by one, they begin the descent,
Gliding leisurely from side to side.
As if being cradled to sleep in My arms.
Some will be swept up in the ascension
To rest at My feet.
I ask you my little ones,
Will you tarry with Me a while?
And let your hearts be refreshed in Me
Until the next, Changing of the Guard.
- Float the Boat 2014 fundraiser for Special Touch Northeast Region Get Away
Letting Go
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Caddo’s Seven Word Sundays: 3-29-15
I started participating in Caddo’s seven word Sundays almost four years ago under the encouragement of poet Caddo Veil. Caddo has been silent on the blogosphere for a bit but her idea of summing up the week in seven words keeps ringing!
The Holy Spirit Keeps Me Singing Daily!
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Ephemeral
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Ephemeral.”
This week the Daily Post has asked us to bring light to the word EPHEMERAL with our photos.
Here are my thoughts on the subject
“All people are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25but the word of the Lord endures forever.”
1 Peter 24-25
The Lord is like a father to his children,
tender and compassionate to those who fear him.
14For he knows how weak we are;
he remembers we are only dust.
15Our days on earth are like grass;
like wildflowers, we bloom and die.
16The wind blows, and we are gone—
as though we had never been here.
17But the love of the Lord remains forever
with those who fear him. Psalm 103:13-17
This is what the smell of Sandalwood Incense looks like.
At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear. It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us. You can love completely without complete understanding. Norman Maclean
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Share Your World 2015 Week 12
Can it be we are well into double digits already? One quarter of the year done?
My-dee-my-dee-my time is just absolutely flyin’ out the window!
Well, Cee has four… no five fantastic questions for us this week. You can see other contributions to the question collection at
Share Your World – 2015 Week #12
Now let’s get to the fun…
When was the last time you sat on a park or garden bench for more than ten minutes? Describe the occasion.
I think the last time I sat on a park bench for longer than 10 minutes was last summer when I visited my son Joe and we went to Longwood Gardens. He had to work so I spent about 10 hours in the garden moving from bench to bench.
Would you ever be interested in observing a surgery or do you turn away when the nurse brings out the needle?
I never look when the nurse brings the needle for the shot. Surgery should be slept through as far as I am concerned even if you are in the waiting room.
Where’s your favorite place to take out-of-town guests?
There is this little fish place in my town called Little Anthony’s. Great New England Fish dinners!
If you had an unlimited shopping spree at only one store, which one would you choose? Why?
Oh golly I guess it would have to be a plant nursery or a book store.
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I am so grateful my daughter and son-in-law found an apartment near their work places and I am looking forward to helping them move this next week.
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Friday Fictioneers: The Leader Of the Band
I simply could not miss another week of Friday Fictioneers. It has been too long since I have crafted a story for this forum. So here I am putting together another 100 word flash piece to go along with the stories of about 100 other authors throughout the world. You can find their stories here
https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2015/03/25/27-march-2015/
Thanks Rochelle for this inspiring photo prompt
PHOTO PROMPT ©David Stewart
The Leader of the Band
by JE Lillie
I used to mutter all the way to the bandstand. I lamented the Saturday night’s lost, listening to a bunch of old fogies play music no one cared about.
Mom and dad along with most of my uncles and aunts made up the community band.Then there was my cousin Richie. Always the suck-up he had jumped at the opportunity to play trumpet alongside my dad.
Richie was a waste of time and space, I thought.
Then came my father’s last concert. He passed after a stirring rendition of “Stars and Stripes Forever”.
I have envied Richie’s “wasted moments” ever since.
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Poetry Submissions #poetry #charity #orphans
Hey artists! Take a look at this!
Call for Submission -FILL THE CRACKS POETRY PROJECT
Though this project/ book thematically is open for interpretation,we would like you to consider how you as a poet can write a “song” that conveys one of the following: sadness at the loss for these children left alone, a message of hope to the children, and a call to the community at large to remember these little lives as they forge ahead. This is meant to be a work of encouragement rather than a sounding board for political opinions.
More information is available at Fill the Cracks. The deadline for submission is June 1st. We still have room for more poetry, but the book…
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It’s Breathtaking!
What will it take for His love to captivate you?
Do you long to be in His presence and to know His love? I do and I can’t seem to get enough! Our church as a whole has been reading through Sarah Young’s “40 Days with Jesus-Celebrating His Presence” as a daily devotional. Not only are we reading Sarah Young’s “40 Days with Jesus-Celebrating His Presence” our pastors have been delivering some great messages on the subject of ‘Celebrating His Presence’. A couple of Sundays ago Pastor J delivered an awesome message entitled Pastor Wrinkles: Complete Worship and you can find it at Lillie-Put.
The excerpt below is from his message, Pastor Wrinkles: Complete Worship pt. 5 and has been resonating in my soul for the last couple of weeks.
“I want us all to capture the heart of worship. That is a heart that has eyes only for Jesus. It is a heart that let’s go of…
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A Must Read!
Just bought this and added it to my reading list.
First of all I want to say thank you to Ben Nelson for giving me the privilege of reading his book, Encounters With Jesus. Ben Nelson from Another Red Letter Day is quite a gifted writer. I had the awesome privilege of reading through Ben’s book, Encounters With Jesusbefore publication to which I am eternally grateful. The very first time I read one of his encounters with Jesus stories I was hooked. Ben’s style of writing reminds me of the authors of the Left Behind Series-Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. Not only could I not read these stories fast enough but my 11-year-old son was hooked just like I was. I encourage you to check out his new book and considering purchasing an extra copy or two as a gift.
If you would like to purchase his book click on the links below:
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