Big Sky Buckeye

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Restoring Trust

Posted on May 25, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Romans 12:11: “Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord.”

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Passionate about living

God’s sunrise defines peace

Assuring each promise

His grace shall never cease

Embrace genuine love

God’s healing hand, His way

Holding fast, goodness comes

His wonder fills each day

Extend care to others

God’s harmony builds hope

Clutching His righteous Word

His truth extends faith’s rope

Redemption reaches out

God’s patience fills each breath

Suppressing every fear

His Son’s love defeats death

Life will become messy

Always follow Christ’s light

Restoring trust in faith

His mercy rises each night

From Romans 12:20-21: “Instead, ‘if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink, for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.’ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

Praises of Joy

Posted on May 18, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Witnessing God’s mercy

Praises of joy heard above

Rejoicing in His presence

Angels’ voices share love

Flowing with love-filled peace

God’s divine plan offers hope

Turning back enemy’s breath

Grace flows down Zion’s slope

Gathering Shepherd’s flock

Each sinner trusts light ahead

Exulting in God’s glory

Fed from love’s daily bread

Coming to Calvary

Christ bearing salvation’s key

Raising love beyond heavens

Debts nailed to brutal tree

Embracing righteousness

Darkness no longer pursues

Proclaiming risen Good News

Savior’s love, always true

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on May 18, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Our culture says, “Don’t let anyone push you around,” but Jesus teaches that it is the merciful, the weak, and the peacemakers who are successful in God’s Kingdom.

From Matthew 5:5-9: “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”

Charles Stanley (1932-2023) was an American pastor and Christian writer. He was dedicated to leading a teaching ministry.

Jim Gallery Quote

Posted on May 14, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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The Bible instructs–and experience teaches–that praising God results in our burdens being lifted and our joys being multiplied.

From Psalm 138:1-3: “I give You thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing Your praise; I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness, for You have exalted Your name and Your word above everything. On the day I called, You answered me; You increased my strength of soul.”

Monday Memories: Anthem of Grace

Posted on May 12, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”

Weary times, filled with quiet tears

Witnessing mankind’s cruelest hurts

Hate, division, violence, fears

God’s grace, peace, love . . . never deserts

When witnessing injustice, stand

Lift up voices, sing with passion

Offer a loving, helping hand

Filled with oneness and compassion

No longer sit with thoughts muzzled

Liberty-filled harmonies ring

God’s grace flows, days never puzzled

Loud as roaring seas, let us sing

God’s Word lighting eternal fires

Inside our faith, unwavering

Hope fills each heart, never expires

Teachings of Jesus, favoring

Jesus always front and center

Faithfully walking as His feet

Loving as His hands, our mentor

Marching on, His grace ever sweet

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From 1 John 5:3-5: “For the love of God is this, that we obey His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome, for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. Who is it that conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?”

Originally published October, 2020.

Mary Howitt Quotes

Posted on May 10, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

God sends children for another purpose than merely to keep up the race–to enlarge our hearts, to make us unselfish, and full of kindly sympathies and affections.

Yes, in the poor man’s garden grow far more than herbs and flowers–kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, and joy for weary hours.

Mary Howitt (1799-1888) was an English poet. Many of her writings were directed toward younger readers. Her most famous poem captured the tale of “The Spider and the Fly.”

David Wilkerson Quote

Posted on May 9, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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When God sets His heart on you, you will be tried often. But the longer and harder your affliction, the more deeply God has set His heart on you, to show you His love and care.

From James 1:2-4: “My brothers and sisters, whenever you face various trials, consider it all joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance complete its work, so that you may be complete and whole, lacking in nothing.”

David Wilkerson (1931-2011) was an American evangelist, Christian author, and pastor.

Near to God

Posted on May 7, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From James 4:7-8: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

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Near to God

Treasured gift

Love’s presence

Faith never adrift

Faith in God

Prayer calls

Love’s patience

Grace lifts each downfall

Grace from God

Hope receives

Love’s goodness

Trust within believes

Trust in God

Peace draws near

Love’s result

Light overwhelms fear

Light from God

Chains shattered

Love’s mission

Darkness now scattered

From the words of American Christian author, Angela Thomas Pharr: “But what we can know, what we can settle in our soul, is that He is faithful to come when we call.”

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on May 7, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Disturbing times should remind us we are only pilgrims on this earth. Our citizenship is in a heavenly kingdom that can never be shaken.

From Psalm 46:1-3: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult.”

Charles Stanley (1932-2023) was an American pastor and Christian writer. He was dedicated to leading a teaching ministry.

Charles Swindoll Quote

Posted on April 30, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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When you worry about what you don’t have, you won’t be able to enjoy what you have.

From Matthew 6:25: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?”

Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.

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