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Coming Reunion

  • Post author:MARLENE BURLING
  • Post published:December 26, 2022
  • Post category:Christian-devotional/Christian-encouragement/Christmas/comfort/faith/heaven/Jesus, our Savior/salvation
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Nine years ago today, my husband, Autry, was ushered into the presence of the Lord. Several months prior to that day he had been teaching our adult Bible fellowship in…

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A Week Before Christmas

  • Post author:MARLENE BURLING
  • Post published:December 19, 2022
  • Post category:Christian-devotional/Christian-encouragement/Christmas/comfort/heaven/Jesus, our Savior/joy
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My mind has travelled back to a week before Christmas, nine years ago. Amidst all the decorating and preparation for family coming, music playing, etc. my husband, Autry, was lying…

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HOPE

  • Post author:MARLENE BURLING
  • Post published:December 12, 2022
  • Post category:Christian-devotional/Christian-encouragement/Christmas/comfort/disappointments/discouraged/Hope/Jesus, our Savior/storms of life/times of trials/trusting God
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I'm sharing a message that I received on one of my Christmas cards recently that blessed my heart. It says: "HOPE doesn't come from predictions about the future, the promises…

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God Grew the Tree

  • Post author:MARLENE BURLING
  • Post published:December 5, 2022
  • Post category:Calvary/Christian-devotional/Christian-encouragement/Christmas/Jesus, our Savior/salvation
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It's been many years since I've had a live Christmas tree; but you just can't beat the fragrance from them, can you? It seems to fill the whole house with…

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God’s Christmas Gifts to Us Part IV

  • Post author:MARLENE BURLING
  • Post published:December 27, 2021
  • Post category:Christian-devotional/Christian-encouragement/Christmas/heaven/Hope/Jesus, our Savior
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Here it is the end of December and we've reached the last word I wanted for us to consider for the month - HOPE! We can hope for a lot…

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God’s Christmas Gifts to Us – Part 3

  • Post author:MARLENE BURLING
  • Post published:December 20, 2021
  • Post category:Christian-devotional/Christian-encouragement/Christmas/God's Word/peace
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We've come to our third word for the month of December. (If you missed the first two, just go to my web site: marleneburling.com. So our word for today -…

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God’s Christmas Gifts to Us (Part 2)

  • Post author:MARLENE BURLING
  • Post published:December 13, 2021
  • Post category:Christian-devotional/Christian-encouragement/Christmas/Jesus, our Savior/joy
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Today we are looking at our second word (another gift from God) for the month of December - JOY! We need to visit the night Jesus was born to find…

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God’s Christmas Gifts to Us (Part 1)

  • Post author:MARLENE BURLING
  • Post published:December 6, 2021
  • Post category:Christian-devotional/Christian-encouragement/Christmas/God, our creator/heaven/Jesus, our Savior/salvation/sin
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For the next 4 Mondays in December, I have chosen 4 words to focus on. They are "gifts from God" that you will never want to return or exchange for…

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