Encouragement from Hebrews 12:1-4 – Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which does so easily beset us, and …
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Consider Him
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A Good Start for the Day
Psalm 102 I have burdens on my heart – we all do – so the first verse of Psalm 102 caught my attention this morning. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come …
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The Loss of Joy
Day 3 of a three-day reflection Read Lamentations 4 – 5 Lamentations 4: 17 As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that …
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The Grace
Day 2 of a three -day reflection – Lamentations 3 Israel is obliterated. Children are dead. The people who live are in captivity. The prophet is in despair. Jeremiah speaks his sorrow and his despair …
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The Choice
Lamentations is a small book that follows the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. Join me in reading through it as we look at some of its message for today. (This will take three …
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Prone to Wander
“Prone to wander, Lord I feel it. Prone to leave the God I love.” Robert Robinson, Hymn “Come Thou Fount of Many Blessings” We are a people of wandering hearts, flitting from one obsession to …
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Wonderful, Merciful Savior
Psalm 116 We make Christianity – knowing and loving God – so difficult! Early in my Christian walk, I was plagued by doubt and fear. These feelings overwhelmed me and paralyzed my joy and my …
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Five Principles of Praise
Praise. Praise is not the norm today. We are critical and judgmental. Our thoughts and, therefore, our words automatically turn to the ‘what’s wrong’ rather than ‘what’s right’ topics. We have been primed to see …
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Unchanged
We look at our world, and we say, “NO HOPE. The problems are beyond repair. This downward spiral is going right into a black hole.” That is what human logic tells us, and I confess …
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Truths Paul Knew
When life is confusing and hard, when troubles seem to stack up like blocks in a child’s play set, the foundation of one’s faith is critical. Paul the Apostle was familiar with difficulties and trials. …
