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Mike
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Husband 💍, Musician, Teacher, Teacher Educator, Researcher, Runner, Child of God, right in GOD’S HANDS. Assoc. Prof. of MusEd. Views my own.
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“The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand;”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭121‬:‭5‬ ‭NIV‬‬ bible.com/bible/111/ps...

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December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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““Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24‬:‭42‬ ‭NIV‬‬ bible.com/bible/111/ma...
Matthew 24:42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. | New International Version (NIV) | Download The Bible App Now
“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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#PracticingTheWay #Advent #YouVersion #Devotional
November 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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““Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24‬:‭42‬ ‭NIV‬‬ bible.com/bible/111/ma...
Matthew 24:42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. | New International Version (NIV) | Download The Bible App Now
“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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“Harm is done when we try to hide the limitations of our knowing, when we try to present ourselves as complete rather than the in-process beings that we always are.” -Timothy San Pedro, Education Scholar.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.””
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬ bible.com/bible/111/is...

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November 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.””
‭‭John‬ ‭8‬:‭32‬ ‭NIV‬‬ bible.com/bible/111/jh...

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November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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“I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭9‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬ bible.com/bible/111/ps...

EXCERPTS FROM TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL MATERIALS FROM YOUVERSION:
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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“Fear magnifies the problem and minimizes the promise.”

From “Anxiety: Day 7 • Devotional” www.bible.com/reading-plan...
Anxiety - Day 7 of 30
# Fear of the Unknown One of the biggest triggers of anxiety is fear of the unknown. The Israelites had seen God’s miracles in Egypt and in the wil
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November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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“Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭68‬:‭19‬ ‭NIV‬‬ bible.com/bible/111/ps...

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November 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.””
‭‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭38‬ ‭NIV‬‬ bible.com/bible/111/lu...
Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” | ...
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
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November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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“for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭10‬:‭20‬ ‭NIV‬‬
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Matthew 10:20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. | New International Version (NIV) | Download The Bible App Now
for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭23‬:‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬ bible.com/bible/111/ps...

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November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭4‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬ bible.com/bible/111/co...

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November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Needed this one right now. Thanks, God.

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43‬:‭2‬ ‭ESV‬‬ bible.com/bible/59/isa... (1/2)
Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not cons...
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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“Anthropologically, human beings are social creatures. History has made them capitalists.” -José Mujica
November 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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“But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭19‬:‭26‬ ‭ESV‬‬ bible.com/bible/59/mat...

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November 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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“O God, you will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are fixed on you; for in returning and rest we shall be saved; in quietness and trust shall be our strength.” -Isaiah 26:3; 30:15
November 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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“for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”
‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬ ‭ESV‬‬ bible.com/bible/59/2ti...
2 Timothy 1:7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. | English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV) | Download The Bible App Now
for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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“But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭10‬:‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬ bible.com/bible/59/mrk...
Mark 10:14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. | English Standard Version Revision 2016 ...
But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4‬:‭12‬ ‭ESV‬‬ bible.com/bible/59/heb...
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Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intent...
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the h
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November 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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“For with God nothing [is or ever] shall be impossible.””
‭‭Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭37‬ ‭AMP‬‬ bible.com/bible/1588/l...
Luke 1:37 For with God nothing [is or ever] shall be impossible.” | Amplified Bible (AMP) | Download The Bible App Now
For with God nothing [is or ever] shall be impossible.”
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November 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬ ‭NIV‬‬ bible.com/bible/111/jh...
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. | New International Version (NIV) | Download The Bible App ...
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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It rained this morning, and it may snow in the coming weeks, so we chanted about clouds in triple meter. The Bumblebee is a favorite, so we sang the multimetric bumblebee song, too. There were other activities as well, some connected to the materials in this picture.

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[ID: The following on a cement step: a blue and grey rolling cart; a black ukulele case that says "Ohana Ukuleles" on it; a blue water bottle with a black cap and handle that has stickers on it: an OU Alumni sticker and a Tower Records sticker; a yellow and black bumble bee hand puppet; a book that says "The Tailor and the Mouse" with a picture of a mouse on it; a book that says "Tanka Tanka Skunk" on it with a picture of an elephant holding a drum and mallet and a skunk holding a drum and mallet. Behind these materials are glass doors.]
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM