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Gems from Jesus
A personal journal with Darlene Hepler
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Beam Me Up!

December 9, 2024 Darlene Hepler

“You cannot become my disciples without giving up everything you own.” (Luke 14:33) I am told the following is a…

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The Big “If”

December 2, 2024 Darlene Hepler

“And if I perish, I perish” (Esther 4:16) Drama queens.  I have known a few in my time – still…

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Sacrifice

November 25, 2024 Darlene Hepler

“Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess his…

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Is it worth it?

November 18, 2024 Darlene Hepler

“Pray without ceasing” (I Thessalonians 5:17) Is prayer worth it?  Does it really work?  If it’s so powerful, why do…

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Deal with it!

November 11, 2024 Darlene Hepler

“Now the Lord said to Moses in Midian, ‘Go back to Egypt.’ (Exodus 4:19) Moses was and still is one…

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Missing Jesus

November 4, 2024 Darlene Hepler

“But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him” (Mark 16:16) There is a road in Israel just a short distance…

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God’s Watch

October 28, 2024 Darlene Hepler

“When the time is right, I, the Lord, will make it happen” (Isaiah 60:22) Time.  We human beings are pretty…

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Father

October 21, 2024 Darlene Hepler

“See what kind of love the Father has given us.” (I John 3:1) I was blessed with a loving father. …

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The Great Need

October 14, 2024 Darlene Hepler

“From everlasting to everlasting you are God” (Psalm 90:2) They say statistics don’t lie, so here are some sad ones…

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Ghosting

October 7, 2024 Darlene Hepler

“Blessed are you when people exclude you” (Luke 6:22) No…..this is not a blog about Halloween ghosts and goblins.  I’m…

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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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