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    Fear

    by TerryLema June 5, 2025

    Fear is an ugly thing. It can pop up in a moment, unexpected and powerful. It can freeze us in our tracks. It happened to me this past Tuesday.

    We were at the Costco gas station, and I pulled into a vacant space. I needed to back up to get in line with the pump. I backed about 5 feet and bumped the car behind me. I immediately hit my brakes and pulled forward. I got out of the car, heart racing. The older man who had the car behind me, scowled and immediately called for the attendant, who came right over.

    His first words, “Get the store manager out here now.” The attendant explained that Costco was not involved with these types of accidents, and we should simply exchange information and insurance. Then he asked if Costco had video and she said yes.

    The three of us looked over both cars and I could not see any damage on either one. The attendant and I both said there didn’t appear to be any damage. The other driver said, “You can’t tell.”

    I took pictures of both cars and his information. He did the same. The attendant casually came over to me as he was snapping pictures of my information and said, “There’s nothing there.” She smiled and walked away.

    When I got home, I looked up the man on Google and found he is an official from a nearby city. Immediately, I was fearful of what he might do or claim. I spent the day nursing that fear. Then this morning I remembered that the LORD promises that “fear” cannot separate us from the Love to God. I relinquished my fearfulness to the LORD and accepted His peace.  Thank you, LORD.

    “And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.” [Romans 8:38 NLT]

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    We Will Always Be with the LORD

    by TerryLema June 4, 2025
    June 4, 2025

    My daily verse last Saturday was 1Thessalonians 4:16-17: “For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the archangel’s voice, and with the trumpet of God, and…

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    How Much More?

    by TerryLema June 3, 2025
    June 3, 2025

    “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!”  [1John 3:1 NIV] The KJV says how great is the love…

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    Light of the World

    by TerryLema June 2, 2025
    June 2, 2025

    We are rapidly approaching the longest day of the year at the end of June. I’ve noticed lately that it is light out when I head to bed and still…

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    God’s Strange Work

    by TerryLema June 1, 2025
    June 1, 2025

    In the same chapter of Isaiah where God says: “Therefore the Lord God said: ‘Look, I have laid a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one…

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    by TerryLema May 31, 2025
    May 31, 2025

    If you get a chance, read Psalm 46 today.  It begins: “God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble. Therefore, we will not…

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    Side Effects

    by TerryLema May 30, 2025
    May 30, 2025

    As I was watching a baseball game the other night a commercial came on for a medication for headaches. I had heard it multiple times before but this time I…

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    Rest from “It All”

    by TerryLema May 29, 2025
    May 29, 2025

    AAA expected about 45 million people to travel for the recent Memorial Day weekend. Approximately 3 million people boarded planes last Friday. Newscasts reported on the long lines at airports…

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    Glorious in Holiness

    by TerryLema May 28, 2025
    May 28, 2025

    Israel was free. Pharoah had finally capitulated and allowed Israel to leave with their children, their herds. They had even plundered the Egyptians as they left. For about a week…

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    Prayer & Thanksgiving

    by TerryLema May 27, 2025
    May 27, 2025

    I spent years journaling when I was first saved. It was often a form of prayer, speaking to the LORD and listening for his response. I found that if I…

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Pastor Terry Lema

Pastor Terry Lema has been married for 53 years, and has 3 children and 3 grandsons. Terry graduated from Trinity Bible College, and and recently retired as Lead Pastor at The Way Church in Middleton, Idaho.

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