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In The Right Place
From Debbie Kea’s devotional book, “Moments with the Master”. “The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us” 1 Peter 3:21 During Spring Break, we had the joy of going with our grandchildren to the Ark Encounter in Kentucky. For those who have never been or don’t know about it, it is…
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It’s So Daily
“And searched the scriptures daily…” Acts 17:11 I remember hearing an old black preacher say, “The thing about life is it’s sodaily.” Boy, isn’t that the truth!! The great writer Anton Chekhov agreed. He said, “Anidiot can face a crisis; it’s the day to day living that wears you out.” How true, how true!The daily…
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Bible Bullies
INTRO: The world is filled with bullies. We hear it on the news, schools suffer with it and make all kinds of rules and policies about bullies. We see it in business and the worst probably within families. The Bible has bullies in it too.
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HOW DID JESUS RESPOND TO PEOPLE WITH PROBLEMS OR IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS?
By: Debbie Kea Intro: There is a misconception about Christ. Many think that He was all-compassionate and never passed judgment, but they will be surprised to read the truth about how Jesus responded to various people. Jesus always acted out of love and truth. We know that, but Jesus always told people exactly what they…
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GOD: Learning from the Perfect Parent
(from Debbie Kea’s Strategies for Raising Spiritually Healthy Children) It has been seven years since I retired from teaching high school English. My doctor told me after a yearthat my blood pressure was normal, and I could get off my medication! That gives you an idea about thestress I was under as I attempted to…
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MAJORING IN THE MAJORS
(excerpt from Strategies for Raising Spiritually Healthy Children by Debbie Kea) Does your family have a motto? I have a friend who is not a Christian, but she is a serious parent, and if you ask her what her family’s motto is, she would say, “You can’t be mean or ignorant.” Being a good student…
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God’s Recipe for Righteousness (part 2 of 2)
THE CHRISTIAN GRACES (2 PETER 1:1-11 KJV) continued… :5 –Circle diligence. In Greek it means speed. We do this earnestly. Star each grace as we read them. The Greek for faith is pistis. It means joyful trust conjoined with obedience. It is the foundation for all other graces. Faith is that unquestioning certainty that everything…
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God’s Recipe for Righteousness (part 1 of 2)
THE CHRISTIAN GRACES (2 PETER 1:1-11 KJV) I was grown before I ever knew what arugula was. My daughter had to teach me what quinoa was and how to pronounce it! There’s hardly a recipe book or women’s magazine now that I can actually understand. Agave, cacao, shitake, bento box, chorizo, asiago… No, I really…
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Salt or Sand?
SALT OR SAND? We are all familiar with Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5:13—”Ye are the salt of the earth.” We usually think of the influence we have, that Jesus is teaching us to bring His flavor to the world. That is so important, but in my study of salt I found that salt has several…
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P-R-I-D-E
Pride…it was actually the original sin, wasn’t it? Satan was thrown out of heaven because of pride. Then Satan told Eve you will be like gods and we know what happened next. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and the pride or vainglory of life—I John 2:15—we see John gives pride…
KeaNotes
Debbie Kea was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, but she was raised in San Jose, California. She attended Freed-Hardeman College where she met her husband, Randy. She has been a preacher’s wife for 48 years. She has two children, Clint and Christy, and eight grandchildren.
Debbie is a retired high school English teacher with a master’s degree in Educational Leadership.
Debbie is one of the writers for the book My Sister’s Keeper. Her books We’re All Wounded, Forty Years on the Second Pew, Am I Brave Enough?, Staying Close to the Shepherd, Studies in Selected Psalms, and most recently, Strategies for Raising Spiritually Healthy Children are published by Yeomen Press.
She teaches elementary classes at the Fairview Church of Christ in Rex, Georgia but has taught all ages, usually writing her own material. Debbie has spoken at many ladies days, retreats and workshops. She has made two mission trips to American Samoa and the Fiji Islands. She speaks weekly on the Facebook page Taste and See.
She loves to read, write and crochet. She collects teapots, birds and church houses. Her passions are her God, her family, and her sisters in Christ.