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Karen Jurgens: Patience in Trials

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Welcome to September! This month we’ll be studying the fruit of patience. Our world has certainly had unique trials to endure in 2020, and with it, myriads of opportunities to test our patience. Today’s culture encourages prompt satisfaction of our needs and wants without any wait, so we’re out of practice when it comes to waiting. Let’s explore Scripture and find the blessings that will be ours by planting and nurturing this important fruit of the Spirit. “My brethren, count it … Continue reading →

VineWords Newsletter: Jan/Feb 2020

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Hello Friends, It is the start of the new year and a new decade is upon us as well. Furthermore,  this month contains a palindrome. What’s a palindrome? According to News Today, Aziz Inan, Professor at the University of Portland, defines a palindrome as a date that “has the unique distinction of reading the same backward and forward when written out in eight digits in multiple date systems.” [1] This past Sunday’s date is a palindrome: 02-02-2020. Furthermore, it reads … Continue reading →

VineWords Newsletter: November 2019

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Hello Friends, While I was attending a university, a student I met was a guitarist. He would perform at The Student Center. His favorite song was an adaptation of 1 Chronicles 16:20. As he strummed the melody on his guitar, I was impressed not by his musical talents, which were superb, but with his devotion to Jesus, whom I did not yet know. As he sang, his focus on his unseen Lord was intense. This drew me to desire to … Continue reading →

VineWords Newsletter: December 2019

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Hello Friends, It’s that time of year again, where we celebrate three holidays back-to-back—Thanksgiving, that just came, Christmas that’s only two weeks from today, and New Year’s Day that shortly follows. With this in mind, I asked a question on my Facebook page, “What is your favorite holiday, and why is it special to you?” My friend Caleigh Lee gave a response that surprised and delighted me. She wrote, “My favorite holiday is my birthday in that Jesus gave me … Continue reading →