Pamela Thorson
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Slightly Obsessed #023: Silence
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, Is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent. Proverbs 17:28 I lightheartedly threw out an offhand comment in the middle of a meeting between friends. It sounded hard and even a bit rude, and I instantly regretted saying it. The person to whom…
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Slightly Obsessed #022: Breathe
Breathe your life into me I still need you I’m falling, falling Breathe into me “Breathe into Me” – Red In the beginning, all creation sprang to life at the word of God. All creation, that is, except Man. Man was different; he lay cold as clay until God breathed into him. Down…
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Slightly Obsessed #021: Love Letter
…but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. – John 20:31 The house was dark and cold, but deliciously quiet as I finally walked in the door from an afternoon of running…
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Slightly Obsessed #020: Made for More
I am, I said To no one there And no one heard at all Not even the chair “I Am…I Said” – Neil Diamond A television channel used to promote its series with clever edits spotlighting some of its more quirky characters. The teaser ended with this invitation: “Characters are welcome here.” In…
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Slightly Obsessed #019: Riddle in the Mirror
When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. – 1 Corinthians 13:11 She was barely a teen-ager, just stepping into that turbulent age between exerting her new-found sense of independence…
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Slightly Obsessed #018: Kaleidoscope
So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. – Colossians 4:13 Racheal is a fair-skinned…
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Slightly Obsessed #017: Come
Peter said to Him, Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water. – Matthew 14:28 No Time to Grieve When Christ Jesus received the news his cousin John had been brutally beheaded to please Herod’s sister-in-law, He gathered his disciples and took a boat across the Sea of…
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Slightly Obsessed #016: Beautiful Heritage
Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me. – Psalm 16:6 Their stories of faith and sacrifice are repeated around the world. Jim and Juanita pastor a small church nestled in the heartland of Idaho. In the winter they get up early every Sunday morning to fire up the pellet stove that heats the…
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Slightly Obsessed #015: Incognito
For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. – Hebrews 12:3 It wasn’t a long line at the burger drive-through. But it seemed to be moving slowly. Maybe it was just because it was New Year’s Eve. I’d had a…
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Slightly Obsessed #014: The Coming
He who testifies to these things says, ‘Yes, I am coming quickly.’ Amen. Come Lord Jesus. – Revelation 22:20 Watch in fear, O nations. Tremble before His splendor. Slink away, you night terrors. Your passing comes in a moment. Wait in wonder, all host of heaven. Eternity falls upon you. …
