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Gems from Jesus
A personal journal with Darlene Hepler
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Communication 101

October 17, 2022 Darlene Hepler

“Whoever restrains his words has knowledge” (Proverbs 17:27) There she stood on the side of my hospital bed.  A twenty…

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Do It Yourself

October 10, 2022 Darlene Hepler

“God saw all that he had made, and it was very good” (Genesis 1:31) We’ve all heard the phrase.  We’ve…

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The Changing Room

October 3, 2022 Darlene Hepler

“Also the tenth day of the seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement” (Leviticus 23:27) This coming week Jews…

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Promises

September 26, 2022 Darlene Hepler

“Whoever wants to be my disciple” (Matthew 16:24) Promises.  Everybody makes them.  Some make them with good intentions of fulfilling…

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Problems and Predicaments

September 19, 2022 Darlene Hepler

“We do not know what to do” (II Chronicles 20:12) Jehoshaphat was king of Judah who succeeded to the throne…

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Master of the Dung

September 12, 2022 Darlene Hepler

“Resist the devil” (James 4:7) Temptation is very powerful.  I’m not talking about being tempted to eat that piece of…

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Holding Firmly

September 5, 2022 Darlene Hepler

“My soul clings to you” (Psalm 63:8) Not long ago we had a new resident in our front yard.  A…

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Self-diagnosis

August 29, 2022 Darlene Hepler

“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord’, and do not do what I say” (Luke 6:46) When I was a…

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When God says “No!”

August 22, 2022 Darlene Hepler

“My ways are not your ways” (Isaiah 55:8) In II Corinthians 12:8 we have the account by Paul of his…

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Hovering

August 15, 2022 Darlene Hepler

‘The earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was…

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Welcome to Gems from Jesus

Hello, and welcome to “Gems From Jesus.”
My name is Darlene Hepler. I began this blog after retiring from 42 years in Women’s Ministries. (I guess you can take the woman out of the Word, but you can’t take the Word out of the woman) Gems From Jesus is the name I have given to my personal journaling. Through years of teaching and speaking to women, as well as some very painful years in my personal life, Christ has taught me great and rich lessons that I have recorded in stacks of journals. I am now excited to expand these thoughts into a blog to share with others. My prayer is that out of reading them your personal journey with Jesus Christ will both deepen and blossom.

In Christ,
Darlene

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