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When You Don’t Even Know What to Pray

☕ When You Don’t Even Know What to Pray A Morning Thought from Jimmie Aaron Kepler Romans 8:26–28 (KJV) Dear Friends, There’s a certain kind of morning that sneaks up on a man. You know the one. The sky’s still dark. The coffee’s brewing. The house is quiet except for the occasional creak of old… Continue reading When You Don’t Even Know What to Pray

Stay the Path, Finish with Joy

🎖️ Stay the Path, Finish with Joy By Jimmie Aaron Kepler This verse hit me like an old friend knocking on the screen door, early in the morning with coffee on and the world still quiet. “But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might… Continue reading Stay the Path, Finish with Joy

Hope That Holds When the Bottom Drops Out

Hope That Holds When the Bottom Drops Out By Jimmie Aaron Kepler “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” — Romans 15:13 (KJV) It was just after six when I stepped outside. The sky was… Continue reading Hope That Holds When the Bottom Drops Out

Stayin’ Connected to the Vine

🍇 Stayin’ Connected to the Vine by Jimmie Aaron Kepler “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” — John 15:5 (KJV) This verse found me again today—like a well-worn song that still… Continue reading Stayin’ Connected to the Vine

Peace In The Storm

🕊️ Peace in the Storm By Jimmie Aaron Kepler 📖 “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” — John 16:33 KJV Some mornings whisper their way in. That’s how it was… Continue reading Peace In The Storm

Write It Plain

Write It Plain: A Morning Reflection on Habakkuk 2:2 By Jimmie Aaron Kepler Well now… This morning, as the sunlight spilled soft across my writing desk and the feral cats lounged lazy on the other side of the backyard fence, I found myself staring at a familiar verse. Not just reading it, but hearing it… Continue reading Write It Plain

Strength in the Bed of Languishing

Strength in the Bed of Languishing By Jimmie Aaron Kepler 📖 Psalm 41:3 (KJV): “The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.” Ever been laid low—physically, emotionally, spiritually? Yeah, me too. Psalm 41:3 reminds us that we’re not alone in those moments when our… Continue reading Strength in the Bed of Languishing

When the Washing Machine Dies and the Soul Groans

When the Washing Machine Dies and the Soul Groans Jimmie Aaron Kepler Well now… this verse hit home today: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”— Matthew 11:28 KJV It wasn’t some mountain-moving moment or crisis of biblical proportions. It was just a busted washing… Continue reading When the Washing Machine Dies and the Soul Groans

When You Don’t Know, Ask the One Who Does

When You Don’t Know, Ask the One Who Does By: Jimmie Aaron Kepler Well now… I’ve been around long enough to know that leadership—and life for that matter—ain’t about having all the answers. Truth is, it’s mostly about knowing where to turn when you don’t. I’ve seen boardrooms full of polished shoes and pressed suits… Continue reading When You Don’t Know, Ask the One Who Does

Carryin’ the Cross Ain’t for Show

Carryin’ the Cross Ain’t for Show By: Jimmie Aaron Kepler “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” — Matthew 16:24 (KJV) I reckon if Jesus were sittin’ across from us today, sipping coffee at the local Starbucks… Continue reading Carryin’ the Cross Ain’t for Show