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Make a Wish

1 Kings 3:4-15 – Week Two Many of you are probably familiar with the Make-a-Wish Foundation. “Make-A-Wish traces its inspiration to Christopher James Greicius, an energetic 7-year-old boy battling leukemia who wishes to be a police officer. In 1980, his Phoenix community came together to make his wish come true. Little did Chris know thatContinue reading “Make a Wish”

Reminder: Live Like the Ants

Romans 15:13-33 We are closing in on the end of Paul’s letter to the Romans. It’s a long letter; in fact, it’s Paul’s longest letter in which he has had a lot to say. As he is drawing the letter to a close, he does so with much love and encouragement. Romans 15:13 “I prayContinue reading “Reminder: Live Like the Ants”

Did You Want to See My Belly Button? I Didn’t Think So

Podcast available at: https://anchor.fm/diane-simcox/episodes/Did-You-Want-to-See-My-Belly-Button–I-Didnt-Think-So-e1cp125 Romans 14 If I were to ask you to show me your belly button, how would you feel about that? Most of us, I would presume, would be hesitant to do just that. Why is that? There’s nothing shameful about having a belly button. We all have them as God intended. Continue reading “Did You Want to See My Belly Button? I Didn’t Think So”