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Reclaim Awe

December 2, 2021 By Verna Bowman 6 Comments

How often we connect the word awesome to just the ordinary.  It belongs to the extraordinary.  The word actually means, “inspires an overwhelming feeling of reverence or fear” but somehow it has been reduced to meaning “very cool.” The Word became flesh – if there was ever an awesome event, this is it.  Wonder and … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #awe, Christmas, Luke 2, wonder

On the Twelfth Day . . .

December 14, 2016 By Verna Bowman 10 Comments

Today, the twelfth day before Christmas is a reminder I’ve put off the other thirteen. Although, there’s a wreath on the door, greens on the porch rocker, and a small live tree the kids brought over and decorated to add a seasonal touch, it's just not the usual . . . Because it’s not the usual. Maybe you're experiencing … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #Christmas wonder, Adore, Christmas, Hope, Isaiah 9:6

Wonder

December 16, 2014 By Verna Bowman 2 Comments

It’s easy to take words for granted. How often we hear the term awesome connected to the ordinary. It belongs to the extraordinary. The word actually means “to inspire an overwhelming feeling of reverence or fear” but slang has replaced it with “very cool.” The Word became flesh – if there was ever an awesome event, this is … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #vernabowman.com, awesome, childlike wonder, Christmas, Hope, wonder

Christmas Presence

December 7, 2014 By Verna Bowman 10 Comments

As of this moment there are less than 409 hours until Christmas. What’s filling your daily twenty-four?  If we’re not careful we can miss our annual journey to Bethlehem – it comes and goes quickly. Don’t miss it. We get busy and holiday-rushed and push His presence under the tree. Stress and chaos covers up comfort and … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #jesustweets, Christmas, Luke 1, presence

Christmas Magnified

December 14, 2013 By Verna Bowman 11 Comments

What are you experiencing most during the Christmas season? Is it the hope-peace-joy-love in the advent of holy preparation, or the more to-dos adding to an already overwhelming list? So, what can we do to exchange the pace of the season with the peace of the season? Cluttered schedules may not be the only thing that steals … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #jesus tweets, Advent, Christmas, Hope, joy, LOVE, magnify the Lord, peace

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I will never forget Your precepts – for by them You have revived me.  Psalm 119

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