Linda Partin

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  • Taylor, MI

  • A key Point

    Romans 14:22-23 (HCSB)
    Do you have a conviction? Keep it to yourself before God. The man who does not condemn himself by what he approves is blessed.

    Created 1 day ago

  • Its Okay

    As I read this I thought of a friend who not long ago put something on FB about how people aren't really fasting unless they give up all food, that partial fasts aren't worth anything. If giving up a…

    Created 1 day ago

    Romans 14:1 (HCSB), Romans 14:2 (HCSB), Romans 14:3 (HCSB), Romans 14:4 (HCSB), Romans 14:5 (HCSB), Romans 14:6 (HCSB), Romans 14:7 (HCSB), Romans 14:8 (HCSB), Romans 14:9 (HCSB), Romans 14:10 (HCSB), Romans 14:11 (HCSB), Romans 14:12 (HCSB)

  • favorite proverb

    Proverbs 24:30-34 (HCSB)
    I went by the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.

    Created 1 day ago

  • Proper order of things

    Proverbs 24:27 (HCSB)
    Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field; afterward, build your house.

    Created 1 day ago

  • Its Not Approval or Acceptance

    Now these two are interesting. Not to say that all of Proverbs aren't interesting, I love them even though they do often make me wonder what world Solomon lived in. Anyway, back to my original thought.It…

    Created 1 day ago

    Proverbs 24:19 (HCSB), Proverbs 24:20 (HCSB)

  • So Pretty

    Proverbs 19:17 (HCSB)
    Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and He will give a reward to the lender.

    Created 1 day ago

  • The 3 Annual Festival

    2 Chronicles 8:13 (HCSB)
    He followed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed festivals: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths.

    Created 10 days ago

  • Humble Themselves

    What does humility look like? It looks like prayer and seeking God. Now we all pray all the time but often we are not actually seeking God we are just praying in order to let our needs be known; God knows…

    Created 10 days ago

    2 Chronicles 7:13 (HCSB), 2 Chronicles 7:14 (HCSB)

  • Forced Labor

    How does this relate to God's command to remember they were once mistreated as forced labor? I hope to look back and see. I know that this is a part of the culture and there isn't really any info on how…

    Created 10 days ago

    1 Kings 9:20 (HCSB), 1 Kings 9:21 (HCSB)

  • All the Peoples of the Earth

    Solomon's Blessing wasn't for Israel to flourish, it it was "so that all the peoples of the earth may know that Yahweh is God, There is no other!" That focus remains that same. Our prayer focus, our blessing…

    Created 11 days ago

    1 Kings 8:57 (HCSB), 1 Kings 8:58 (HCSB), 1 Kings 8:59 (HCSB), 1 Kings 8:60 (HCSB)

  • One Nation Under God Really?

    1 Thessalonians 4:2-7 (HCSB)
    For you know what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

    Created 19 days ago

  • no Gad or Asher

    1 Chronicles 27:16-22 (HCSB)
    [The following were] in charge of the tribes of Israel: For the Reubenites, Eliezer son of Zichri was the chief official; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Maacah;

    Created 19 days ago

  • Humm

    This actually seems kind of healthy to me. This guy, Amnon, was a rapist and yet he was a son also. David mourned the loss of the son then moved on to try to repair his relationship with another son,…

    Created 27 days ago

    2 Samuel 13:39 (HCSB)

  • Looked this up in other versiosn the first time I came across it a couple of chapters back. It different in this version.

    Matthew 18:18 (HCSB)
    I assure you: Whatever you bind on earth is already bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth is already loosed in heaven.

    Created about 1 month ago

  • An Unbeliever and Tax Colletor?

    Matthew 18:17 (HCSB)
    If he pays no attention to them, tell the church. But if he doesn't pay attention even to the church, let him be like an unbeliever and a tax collector to you.

    Created about 1 month ago

  • Dig Deeper

    Matthew 17:21 (HCSB)
    However, this kind does not come out except by prayer and fasting."

    Created about 1 month ago

  • ??????????!

    1 Samuel 19:13 (HCSB)
    Then Michal took the household idol and put it on the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment.

    Created about 1 month ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2012-04-16

  • Isreal & Judah mentioned seperately

    1 Samuel 11:8 (HCSB)
    Saul counted them at Bezek. There were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men from Judah.

    Created about 1 month ago

  • the New King Coming in from plowing

    1 Samuel 11:5 (HCSB)
    Just then Saul was coming in from the field behind his oxen. "What's the matter with the people? Why are they weeping?" Saul inquired, and they repeated to him the words of the men from Jabesh.

    Created about 1 month ago

  • More Wayward Sons

    1 Samuel 8:3 (HCSB)
    However, his sons did not walk in his ways-they turned toward dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

    Created about 1 month ago

  • Eli Understood and Accepted

    Wow, sin so great it couldn't be wiped out and then Eli's response is absolutely amazing!

    Created about 1 month ago

    1 Samuel 3:13 (HCSB), 1 Samuel 3:14 (HCSB), 1 Samuel 3:18 (HCSB)

  • No Regret

    2 Corinthians 7:8-10 (HCSB)
    For even if I grieved you with my letter, I do not regret it-even though I did regret it since I saw that the letter grieved you, yet only for a little while.

    Created about 1 month ago

  • Most Important & Part of My Past

    2 Corinthians 5:16-20 (HCSB)
    From now on, then, we do not know anyone in a purely human way. Even if we have known Christ in a purely human way, yet now we no longer know [Him in this way].

    Created about 1 month ago

  • the Heart of the Matter

    If more people understood this concept the world would be a better place.

    Created about 1 month ago

    2 Corinthians 2:4 (HCSB)

  • Is This the Connection

    Is this the connection between Islahm and Ishmael? I thought Ishmael went to back to his mother's land of Egypt? Midian are family of Ishmael? Isn't Moses' wife a Midianite?

    Created about 1 month ago

    Judges 8:21 (HCSB), Judges 8:24 (HCSB)

  • Who Abandoned Who?

    Judges 6:13 (HCSB)
    Gideon said to Him, "Please Sir, if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened? And where are all His wonders that our fathers told us about? They said, 'Hasn't the Lord brought us out of Egypt?' But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to Midian."

    Created about 1 month ago

  • How Often

    Is this meant for special meals like Passover or for everytime we eat. Is this the institution of grace brfore meals?

    Created 2 months ago

    1 Corinthians 11:26 (HCSB)

  • Not by Bow or Sword

    Psalm 44:4-7 (HCSB)
    You are my King, my God, who ordains victories for Jacob.

    Created 2 months ago

  • Ouch

    The sentiment here is spot on and completely opposite of what the culture we live in says. I I have a dear friend who had a problem with her neighbor and I asked her why she didn't just let it go and…

    Created 2 months ago

    1 Corinthians 6:7 (HCSB)

  • Significant

    Deuteronomy 34:10-12 (HCSB)
    No prophet has arisen again in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Have I Been Here?

    1 Corinthians 2:1-5 (HCSB)
    When I came to you, brothers, announcing the testimony of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Then & Now

    It seems to me that these words fit our times. I hesitate to put the United States of America at the same standing as Israel and yet the comparison seems fairly reasonable. I like to think that the USA…

    Created 3 months ago

    Deuteronomy 32:26 (HCSB), Deuteronomy 32:27 (HCSB), Deuteronomy 32:28 (HCSB), Deuteronomy 32:29 (HCSB)

  • Grace Church

    Over the years I have read this verse many times and every time God brings to my mind Grace Reformed Church in Allen Park, MI. He has seen us through some awesome and very difficult times. It is the people…

    Created 3 months ago

  • Storms, Fear and Faith

    He was sleeping, they were struggling against a storm. How did He expect them to respond? Are we to just face the storm? They could see Him resting in the midst of it should that have told them it would…

    Created 3 months ago

    Mark 4:37 (HCSB), Mark 4:38 (HCSB), Mark 4:39 (HCSB), Mark 4:40 (HCSB)

  • Oh How We Miss the Importance of This

    How often do we tell people the through Jesus their sins can be forgiven? How often do we even believe this ourselves? This passage is so powerful. The "scribes" were stunned at His words of forgiveness.…

    Created 3 months ago

    Mark 2:5 (HCSB), Mark 2:6 (HCSB), Mark 2:7 (HCSB), Mark 2:8 (HCSB), Mark 2:9 (HCSB), Mark 2:10 (HCSB), Mark 2:11 (HCSB), Mark 2:12 (HCSB)

  • Like

    If this were are Facebook status I would definately "Like" it!

    Created 3 months ago

    Numbers 13:30 (HCSB)

  • Earned a Badge — 21-Day Challenge

    2012-02-24

  • Puzzed by the Problem

    It had only been a short time since they left Egypt and they took all their herds & flocks with them. They plundered the Egyptians when they left. Why didn't they have food to eat? We will read a little…

    Created 4 months ago

    Exodus 16:3 (HCSB)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2012-01-19

  • Truly Profound

    This story, of all the stories, hits me hardest everytime i read it. So much here that speaks to each of our own stories. What am I crying out to Jesus to heal me from?!

    Created 5 months ago

    Luke 18:35 (HCSB), Luke 18:36 (HCSB), Luke 18:37 (HCSB), Luke 18:38 (HCSB), Luke 18:39 (HCSB), Luke 18:40 (HCSB), Luke 18:41 (HCSB)

  • Perspective

    It really is all about what we're looking for because that is what we'll find. I know someone who spends all their time looking around them for bugs and guess what they find bugs; most of which no one…

    Created 5 months ago

    Luke 14:1 (HCSB)

  • This is Freeing

    Let them make their own choices. I may feel rejected but it is not me who really matters, it is God who is being rejected and if He as the Creator can handle it so can I. I must just go on doing what…

    Created 5 months ago

    Luke 10:16 (HCSB)

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2012-01-10

  • Genesis 26:7

    Genesis 26:7 (HCSB)
    When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," for he was afraid to say "my wife," [thinking,] "The men of the place will kill me on account of Rebekah, for she is a beautiful woman."

    Created 5 months ago

  • Started Following rachelbck

    5 months

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2012-01-09

  • Go Tell Your Story

    This has always been a favorite of mine. There are so many people in this world tormented; how can we bring this kind of relief to them?! And then I get to the end of the story and the man "kept begging…

    Created 5 months ago

    Luke 8:38 (HCSB), Luke 8:39 (HCSB)

  • Example

    This is an exaple of Jesus that I too often don't follow. He was so diligent in his prayer life. If I often withdrew and prayed how much more could the LORD do in and through me?

    Created 5 months ago

    Luke 5:16 (HCSB)

  • This is the Beginning

    This is the beginning of all that we know today. Because Ham didn't act with respect toward his father all the bitterness ans struggle between the people groups of the middle-east began.

    Created 5 months ago

    Genesis 9:24 (HCSB), Genesis 9:25 (HCSB), Genesis 9:26 (HCSB), Genesis 9:27 (HCSB)

  • Was He Still Praying for This?

    I wonder how old of a prayer that was? Verse 7 says that they "were well along in years." Was he still praying for a son even in his later life or was this a prayer that had been prayed years ago? It…

    Created 5 months ago

    Luke 1:13 (HCSB)

  • He Is and Holds the Reward

    It is not up to me to change how people choose to live. It is only up to me to share and show what the LORD is doing in my life and what He has promised for all of us and let the result be His. Oh LORD…

    Created 5 months ago

    Revelation 22:10 (HCSB), Revelation 22:11 (HCSB), Revelation 22:12 (HCSB), Revelation 22:17 (HCSB)

  • Started Following baldheadbruce

    5 months

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-12-26

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-12-26