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    • Silent Witness (Luke 1:20)
    • Losing Jesus (Luke 2:41)
    • Stepping on One Another (Luke 12:1)
    • A Call to Trust (Luke 12:15)
    • The Synagogue Official (Luke 13:10)
    • The Prodigal: A Story for the Religious (Luke 13-15)
    • The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19–20)
    • The Mulberry Tree Parable- Luke 17
    • Go Your Way – Luke 17:11-19
    • Kingdom Coming  – Luke 17:20-37
    • The Widow, the Pharasee, the Rich man, and the Beggar- Luke 18
    • These Things – Luke 19
    • The Stones – Luke 19
    • Whose wife will she be… Luke 20
    • By What Authority? Luke 20
    • Madman or Mystery- Luke 21
    • Satan Entered Judas – Luke 22:3
    • Faith on Trial- Luke 22:30–32
    • The Green Tree – Luke 23:31
    • Save Yourself -Luke 23:37
    • On the Sabbath – Luke 23:56 – Part I
    • Hate Him First – Luke 23
    • On the Sabbath-Luke 23:56 – Part II
    • Why the Women? – Luke 24:9-11
    • The Road Jesus Chose — Luke 24
    • Everything That Was Written — Luke 24
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    • Exodus 39
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    • What is ADHD?
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    • The Quicksand – ADHD Burnout
    • ADHD and Neurodiversity: A Different Way of Thinking About Differences
    • ADHD and Neurodiversity: A Different Way of Thinking About Differences
    • The Mind Wanders | Kim Blenkhorn 
  • 1 Samuel
    • Bitter of Soul – I Samuel 1:1–11
    • Actions Are Weighed | 1 Samuel 2:1–11
    • Appetite and Allegiance | I Samuel 2:12-36
    • Spiritual Leaders | I Samuel 3
    • The Battle Is the Lord’s | 1 Samuel 4
    • Return | 1 Samuel 6–7
    • King , Judge and Mediator | 1 Samuel 8 | Kim Blenkhorn 
    • The Insecure King | I Samuel 9
    • The Spirit: Gentle Breath or Violent Wind | 1 Samuel 10-11 
    • The Illegitimate Offering | 1 Samuel 13

Category: Assorted

is there any value to failure

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ 2 Comments

One time I heard a varsity volleyball coach tell a group of girls before tryouts, that he would "put them in positions where they could not succeed in order to see how they would respond." that has always stuck with me in particular when I am failing. It is good to remember that failure doesn't … Continue reading is there any value to failure

Humanity’s Holy Thirst

December 11, 2020December 12, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ Leave a comment

Photo by Julia Volk on Pexels.com Does God need to be reminded that human’s thirst? This seems like such a silly question, and yet its valid because over and over again we see desperate people petitioning an omniscient God. Is the human need of thirst more important or apparent to our dehydrated lips and sunbaked … Continue reading Humanity’s Holy Thirst

The ache of lonely

adult alone anxious black and white
December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ 3 Comments

Luke 10:38-42 It was Martha who welcomed Jesus into her home. ‘Lord do you not care …my sister has left me to serve alone…’ I hear loneliness in Martha’s plea to the Lord. Typically, this verse is interpreted to juxtapose busy preparations with quiet learning to teach a lesson about work with faith. however, when … Continue reading The ache of lonely

Thanksgiving a Heart Condition

top view of a woman s hand on a book beside a coffee mug on a table
November 24, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ Leave a comment

Thanksgiving begins in the heart not at the table. Thanksgiving looks different in 2020. Chronicles offers us a slightly overused but true verse, GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR HE IS GOOD. God’s word never ceases to reveal new thoughts to my thirsty spirit even the overused verses when we seek, we shall find. As … Continue reading Thanksgiving a Heart Condition

My Burka

June 24, 2020June 26, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ Leave a comment

I wonder if each and every one of us has a version of a burka in life? The thing that we put on before going outside that keeps us hidden and obscure from the world. I saw a woman today getting out of the passenger side of a small SUV. She had on a burka-like … Continue reading My Burka

Send Some love

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ Leave a comment

Dear friend, Send someone you are thinking about a card. It doesn’t have to be complicated, keep it simple and send it out. There are ways other than screens to keep in touch with the people who mean a lot to us. God was the very first Writer and he sent words to man from … Continue reading Send Some love

Live Free or Die

June 18, 2020June 19, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ Leave a comment

Why are we still taking extreme precautions for a virus that we know 90% of the population is recovering from?  In a utopian society people would manage the world "perfectly". We don’t live in Utopia. At the end of every nonfictional day we go to bed flawed, imperfect and broken individuals. Humanity is capable of … Continue reading Live Free or Die

Clothe Me in Eternity

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ Leave a comment

After a hard rain, the world around me seems greener, healthier, newer somehow. The most delicate spiderweb intact, the tiniest tomato plant upright, flower stems unbroken, leaves unfallen. , how does life hang on after such heaviness? I don't know. But it does, birds nests remain nestled loosely in tall branches without nails or glue. … Continue reading Clothe Me in Eternity

Our Father

June 11, 2020June 18, 2020 ~ Kim Blenkhorn ~ Leave a comment

I believe all peoples , from every nation are created in the image of One God therefore all are an equal reflection of that One God. “Hear o Israel the lord our God the lord is one.” It is only when we deny the one true God as Creator that we begin to lose sight … Continue reading Our Father

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The Animals Among Us | Kim Blenkhorn 

The Animals Among Us | Kim Blenkhorn 

Growing up I never remember a time we didn’t have dogs. Even before I was born we had dogs and after I was born and they were dead my sisters and mother and father still talked about our dogs. Greta, was the favorite, that was when they were a family. I was not there yet. […]

Marked by Blood | Kim Blenkhorn

Marked by Blood |  Kim Blenkhorn

8 minute read The story of the woman who touched the hem of Jesus’ garment feels very real to me in this season of my life. She had an issue of blood for twelve years. I have an issue of blood. Scripture says she spent everything she had searching for answers, yet no one could […]

The Illegitimate Offering | 1 Samuel 13

The Illegitimate Offering | 1 Samuel 13

1 Samuel 13 | The Illegitimate Offering The people of Israel were about to go into battle against an army much larger. They were waiting for Samual to arrive and make the offering, they wouldn’t go into battle without it. Saul wanted the battle to begin, Samuel was late. Saul decided to make the offering […]

The Spirit: Gentle Breath or Violent Wind | 1 Samuel 10-11 

The Spirit: Gentle Breath or Violent Wind | 1 Samuel 10-11 

There is an account on Mount Horeb where the prophet Elijah is afraid and hiding. The Lord approaches him and a there is a violent rushing wind passes that breaks the rocks, then there is earthquake and then a fire, God is in none of them. Then comes a gentle breeze, and in the still, […]

Can I feed the birds

Can I feed the birds

If I can learn to feed the birds  Then I can be ok Then I can learn to care for others  In kind and caring ways Then I can learn to look beyond  my pain and all my need To see the rest, despite how small  And set aside my greed If I can walk […]

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