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A NORMAL CHRISTIAN LIFE
by Joyce McKeever
What is a normal Christian life? Does it mean perfection? (no). Does it mean you NEVER have problems on the outside and always have perfect control of yourself on the inside? (no)Listen to Scripture and stories that talk about a normal Christian life. joycemckeever.substack.com
Episodes
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HALLELUJAH
I heard a song, I loved the tune But not the words, they tend to doom They didn’t honor God, He’s Hallelujah! The angels sing to Him in Heaven They sang for Him through days of seven He is the One and Only Hallelujah! Hallelujah x 4 He created Heaven and Earth Let’s celebrate with joy and mirth…
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A 'SECRET GARDEN'
When I was young, The Secret Garden was my favorite book. It was written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Before it was published in 1911, it was serialized in The America Magazine. The themes are many; some of which include healing, transformation, the Importance of Nature, friendship and belonging.…
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FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF A CARE GIVER
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HOW IS IT MADE & WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
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THE OLD AND THE NEW part 2 THE NEW YEAR = THE ART OF REACHING (for 2023)
Well, I have learned what I am NOT good at . . . reading long articles or chapters of books. But I felt better about part 2 . . and not because I improved. I felt better simply because I am NOT trying to be professional . . but just enjoying reading it out loud for someone to hear . . . and…
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Addendum to 11/2/2022 post
Good morning to you! Daddy was right . . & he lived to be 99 . . . old age is not for sissies . . . forgetful? Here are the scriptures for yesterday’s post: Do your part to live in peace with everyone, as much as possible. Romans 12:18 NLT Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one...
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IN TIMES LIKE THESE,
I treasure this picture because (to me) it represents salvation as well as growing in the Christian life. It is the opposite of Frank Sinatra's song "I did it My Way". This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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HIS & HIS PJ's
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GO TEAM
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STAND ALONE EMOTION
They were ordinary men. But they could do ordinary things extraordinarily well. Jesus called them. They had no wealth / no academic background / no social position. Jesus called them / invited them / offered them work to do . . they were free to accept or refuse. When they accepted, Jesus…
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When Things are NOT What They Seem
The moral of the poem is things are not always what they seem. Just as the husband misunderstood the purpose of AA . . many think Christianity is a crutch or the Bible is not true. But . . God so loved the world . . and Jesus died for you. (John 3:16) For those who have already tasted of the...
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WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME FOR GOD? We should all have one. We all need to have Someone we can trust!
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IN THIS BEWILDERED WORLD, WHOM DO YOU KNOW FOR SURE? JOHN 3:16*
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AS THE OCCASION ARISES
MATTHEW 9:32-34 Jesus casts out a demon and the man could then talk. How a walk through the midway at the Strawberry Festival relates to the way we are tempted. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS, LOOK FULL IN HIS WONDERFUL FACE
Jesus asked "Do you believe I can make you see?" And there they are . . the 2 of them breathless from running and the poorest of the poor. In unison they answer, "Yes, Lord, we do." (They not only said 'yes' but called Him Lord!). By calling Him Lord, they were saying they knew it was all up to...
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DESPERATE TIMES part 2
Years ago when I pastored, a woman in the church asked me how she could stand a trial she was going through. I told her I had been lying face down in my little office with a wooden floor, splinters or not. She was not interested. The Christian life is not a one and done deal. You don't just give...
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DESPERATE XS CALL 4 DESPERATE MEASURES
Jairus was desperate. He was a leader of a synagogue, yet came to Jesus, falling at his feet. He was begging Jesus to come and lay His hand on his daughter who had died. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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What’s Fasting Got to do with it?
We are having a mini class reunion tomorrow for lunch. I was thinking about high school and remembering my shorthand class. Secretaries (at least they used to) take down letters from bosses, like Della did for Perry Mason on TV. (If you are old enough to remember that.). Our teacher was Mrs....
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BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
It can be dangerous to identify political causes or even national patriotism with God's Truth. Nations may rise and fall, but God's Truth remains forever. His Truth is marching on. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...
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THE GREAT PHYSICIAN & The Man Most Hated
Matthew was a tax collector when Jesus called him to join and follow. Tax collectors were universally hated because they kept $$ for themselves above and beyond what was due and became rich. When Jesus called him, he got up and followed. The only thing he took with him (it has been said) was his...
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THE GREAT PHYSICIAN & a little Cinderella
The Jews at the time of Jesus believed that sin caused illness. Jesus told His disciples that a man born blind . . was not because of sin but for the glory of God to be shown in the man's life. I share another scripture and a story about a little Cinderella. This is a public episode. If you would...
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THINGS THAT CANNOT BE SHAKEN
Matthew 8:28-34 5 action steps that will help you stop worrying. They work because they point to what we know - not to what we think or feel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
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JESUS / Drowning / 100% / iPhone 12 mini
I know it seems like I am all over the place with this particular blog, but hang in there, I'm going somewhere. I do have a point. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
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KEEP CALM & FOLLOW JESUS
Two men wanted to follow Jesus . . but were they really ready? . . did they follow Him? What did Jesus say . .? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
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How Does Your Life Speak
Jesus had just performed a miracle in the synagogue on the Sabbath. At Peter's house, He found Peter's mother-in-law very ill. He took her by the hand, rebuking the fever and she immediately began to serve them. Have you ever recovered from a serious illness and gone straight to work cooking and...
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WHAT GAINS THE ADMIRATION OF JESUS
This has nothing to do with the podcast, but have you ever seen the movie "The Waitress?" At the end she says "I don't want no baby, Earl". So I feel like saying, "I don't want no weeping and gnashing of teeth, Earl!" Jesus is pleased with faith! This is a public episode. If you would like to...
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HOW MANY CHILDREN MUST DIE?
In the tradition of John and Charles Wesley, I have written words to the popular song "I'm Proud to be an American". While I am proud to be an American, I am also sad to be an American today. We are the only country that has consistent periodic mass shootings including those of school children in...
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QUARANTINED FOR LIFE.
QUARANTINED FOR LIFE: No family for you! No travel for you! No civil liberties for you! No pain free moments for You! No touching allowed . . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joycemckeever.substack.com
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WE ’GOTTA’ CHOOSE!
Do you remember or have you seen a sitcom years ago called "Lavern & Shirley"? Two working girls against the world. Lavern had a favorite drink of milk and Pepsi, half and half in the same glass. Yuck, I say! But she loved it. So what was it in the end? Well, that's the point. It could…
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Two Way Teaching
I received a phone call from a young woman and she stated this: "You have 5 mInutes to talk me out of an abortion." She asked, "If I go through with this, will I go to hell?" This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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LIFE AT THE CROSSROADS
I talked to a DP&L guy once about electricity . . he really tried to explain it to me . . but I could not grasp the technicalities. How about you? However, not understanding it does not keep us from enjoying the benefits of having it. Plus we are using faith when we flip the switch that we…
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Putin FAILS on even the Negative Side
The negative side is the negative version of "The Golden Rule". Putin not only does not do good to others, he does evil to others that he would not want done to himself and the ones he (cares?) about. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...
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Not the Power of Positive Thinking
Please check out the picture for this week on my blog www.whatwouldajesusgirldo.com. It will help you understand today's podcast. A young widow dressed in black is kneeling beside the bed. A toddler is on the bed while a picture of her soldier husband is on the wall. Jesus is standing in a light...
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Do You Feel Your Hands are Tied?
If a person you know 'swears like a sailor' or its 'chronically rude to waitresses or a sales person or blatantly makes fun of church or our Savior . . those would be important clues. Keep your eyes open to make assessments as well as listen with your ears while praying for answers. I'm not…
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JUDGE NOT ??
I was shaking. Not just on the outside, but on the inside too. I had just finished watching a 2nd video beamed to the U. N. Security Council from Vladimir Zelenskyy. Atrocities appeared shrouded in an eerie darkness especially in the faces of the tortured . . and children! there were women (I saw...
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How, Lord? How can we not worry?
The last sentence really hits home right now. Every day when I get up I refuse to turn on the TV or look at news anywhere until time for Jerry to get up / take meds / breakfast / insulin. But I'm wondering before that what is happening in Ukraine? What has Putin done now? Are all the refugees…
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Tri-County Jail & ’Not Me’
Critique of a TV commercial and my first visit to the Tri-County jail. On my blog there's a generic picture of a woman in jail. But on the podcast, and the words of the blog, I am visiting my daughter. There is a window sealed into the wall between us and she is wearing a jump suit. This is a...
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Did you know blood cries to God?
Sunday Devotional - Current Events The first book of the Bible . . Genesis chapter 4 tells about the rift between the two male children of Adam and Eve. Cain killed Abel. I used to have a problem remembering which man was murdered. Then a Bible teacher said she remembers this: Cain killed Abel…
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Open Message* to Vladimir Putin
People hate this kind of talk. Raw truth is never popular. But here it is, bluntly spoken. Because you run roughshod over the poor and take the bread right out of their mouths, you're never going to move into the luxury homes you have built . . . portion of Amos 5:10-12 This is a public episode.…
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Doodle Bugs
My favorite Bible teacher is Dr. Applebee from London. When he was a young man, he lived in London during WWII. There were flying bombs, Doodle Bugs, the GI's called them. They were Ram Jet flying bombs. (You can see videos about them on YouTube.). When the jet engine ran out of fuel, they just...
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The Blood Connection /Sunday Devotional / Current Events
Current Events - If Putin's War leads to a nuclear war, many of us will die. Do you know for sure where you will go after death? If you believe you will go to heaven, it will not be because of the following: You always went to church / tithe your income / are better than your neighbor / gave away...
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What is Your Attitude?
Jesus was not condemning praying while standing up. (See Luke 18:9-14). The issue was attitude. Are you upset? If we are upset while having food and warmth . . how must those enduring many scarcities of comfort, not to mention being separated from their families . . how upset must they be? This…
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OVER MY HEAD - SUNDAY DEVOTIONAL - current event
A few days ago my husband, Jerry, and I watched the bombing of Ukraine ordered by Putin who is a dictator. I had a gut reaction of nausea, shaking and tears. Except for movies, it was impossible for me to understand and imagine what it was like to be sheltered with bombs falling. This is a public...
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PRETEND CRAYONS
Let's pretend we're watching an episode of "Little House on the Prairie". The youngest girl, Carrie, had crayons, (pretend). She drew a picture for Mommy's birthday. Mommy hung it up where everyone could see. Carrie's picture made Mommy happy. When Nellie (the storekeepers daughter), found out…
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DO YOU HAVE ENEMIES?
There is a Rabbinic tale which tells of the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea. (Think the 10 Commandments movie with Charleton Heston). When the Egyptians were drowned, so the tale runs, the angels began a song of praise, but God said sorrowfully: "The work of my hands are sunk in the...
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Beyond Justice
A subject debated, misunderstood and the cause of much confusion. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. How many times have you heard that said? People say it as though they intend to carry it out. However, this law did not involve a private individual. It was a law laid down for a Judge in...
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SWEAR or PLEDGE?
When Jesus announced the end of oaths, He was not referring to swearing (cuss words) nor that you could not swear to an oath in court. He was referring to the religious powers-that-be in that day and their common practices of Frivolous and Evasive swearing. Evasive was divided into those who said...
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TWO SCENARIOS RE DIVORCE
Mary & Martha would talk on Mondays and share about church plus what each Pastor had talked about. One Monday Martha quoted her Pastor that according to the Bible, divorce is the only thing that God hates. Mary's back stiffened and her pace slowed. She took a deep breath and told Martha the Bible...
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Line Walkers
This line walker is not the picture on my blog. Neither is it the movie by the same name, nor a worker on a petroleum line. This one thinks he/she can get as close to a sin as possible and yet not actually sinned. I realize the doctrine of sin is not popular so it is denied and avoided....
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ALTAR HALT
Last Sunday evening the 2nd season of "All Creatures Great and Small" began on PBS Masterpiece. The 1st season had ended with the bride Helen sitting along on the front church pew as the town folk left for home. Helen had called off the wedding for reasons yet unknown. Jesus said Matthew 5:21-26...
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What is a normal Christian life? Does it mean perfection? (no). Does it mean you NEVER have problems on the outside and always have perfect control of yourself on the inside? (no)Listen to Scripture and stories that talk about a normal Christian life.
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