January 26th, 2016 
dsisler I received a new Bible for Mother’s Day from my husband. You might think that with all the Bibles I have sitting on my shelf that one more would not be the perfect gift, but it was. My new Bible is the updated version of New International Bible. The first printing of this […]
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Tags: 1 John 3:13, 1 John 5:5, Galatians 5:1921, Galatians 5:22-23, God's Word is not obsolete, God's Word is relevant, God's Word is timeless, God's Word offers all that we need, My New Bible (Sabbatical Post), Romans 12:2, Romans 1:29-31 
No Comments » January 22nd, 2016 dsisler I heard a tag line in a car commercial that I thought was interesting. “What good is 27 miles per gallon if the miles aren’t interesting?” I don’t know about you, but I’ve driven some stretches of 27 miles that have not been interesting…some, downright boring! After my first visit to Colorado […]
Posted in Abide, Believe, Choose, Discover, Experience, Follow, Seek, Trust Tags: 27 Miles (Sabbatical Post), Micah 4:2, spiritual growth No Comments » January 21st, 2016 dsisler A friend of mine mentioned that her 6th grade students were ending the school year by writing a six-word memoir. She asked her friends on Facebook to share what their six-word memoir might be. There are some serious responses, some funny replies and some thought provoking memoirs. I thought it was an excellent exercise. […]
Posted in Abide, Ask, Believe, Choose, Listen, Love, Obey, Please, Remember, Seek, Trust Tags: 1 & 2 Peter, Abraham, Ananias and Sapphira, Moses, Peter, Ruth, Six-Word Memoir (Sabbatical Post), spiritual growth, what am I about? No Comments » January 20th, 2016 dsisler You’ve heard it before. That word. You may have heard it from your teenager, your child, a co-worker, or even your spouse. Perhaps you have used it in the past or use it on a regular basis. And, you know, the word cannot just be spoken alone. There must be rolling of eyes, perhaps […]
Posted in Believe, Choose, Experience, Know, Listen, Seek Tags: Philippians 4:8-9, promises from God, Whatever (Sabbatical Post) No Comments » January 13th, 2016 dsisler My husband and I watch the television program Blue Bloods. In a recent episode, one of the detectives mentioned that in New York City they don’t call their police badge a badge. They call it a shield because they protect the citizens of the city. While it gives me comfort knowing that there […]
Posted in Accept, Approach, Believe, Experience, Follow, Obey, Seek Tags: 1 Peter 1:5, 2 Samuel 22:3, 2 Samuel 22:31, Deuteronomy 33:12, Deuteronomy 33:29, Ephesians 6:16, Genesis 15:1, Isaiah 21:5, Jeremiah 46:3, Made Me Glad, My Shield (Sabbatical Post), prepare the shields, Psalm 100:3, Psalm 100:4, Psalm 100:5, Psalm 119:114, Psalm 18:30, Psalm 91:1-2, take up the shields No Comments »
