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Norma Donovan
- Oct 24, 2016
- 2 min
Blind Spots
Blind Spots “You never really know a man until you understand things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” Harper Lee If I did two things, I would be a better person and the world would be a better place. First, have more self-awareness. My family knows I don’t score high on situational awareness. Often I’m in “Norma’s world,” lost in my own thoughts, unaware of my surroundings. It’s those blind spots in our lives which require help fro
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Norma Donovan
- Jun 16, 2014
- 3 min
Deception
“Deception is a lie wearing a tuxedo in disguise.” Elmer Murdoch Deception began in the Garden of Eden. Disguised as a serpent, Satan deceived Eve. He mixed in a little truth with his lies and misled her. Eve listened, believed and acted on Satan’s lie. Deception gave birth to sin and all of our troubles began from that first act of deception. While reading I Kings chapter thirteen, I was gripped with the fear of the Lord to not want to be deceived by the enemy. In this passa
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Norma Donovan
- Jun 3, 2013
- 3 min
Strongholds: The Scheme of the Enemy
“They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator.”
Apostle Paul (Romans 1:25) One of my least favorite memories from high school was running hurdles for track. It was difficult to lift my legs high enough to clear the hurdles so I could get to the finish line. Frequently the hurdle would fall over, or worse yet, I’d fall over! Life is like a track meet. We start at point A and desire to get to point B. But sometimes
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