Sometimes the words don’t come. Sometimes I bow my head and confusion clutters, sorrows shadow, and problems persist. Burdens press down on my heart. I try to pray, but there.are.no.words. No words to convey my …
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No Words
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Like David
I love the David of the Bible. I think this is because I identify so fully with his words. He was not a perfect man, but he was an honest man in his relationship to …
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The Right Things
This Life! Everyday we deal with and live in the skirmishes of the evil one, but God knows this battle has been fought and is finished. It was fought at the cross and finished in …
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Bad News and Good News
Psalm 51:4 – Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Thy sight:” When we sweep away all of the world’s detritus that clutters our hearts and emotions, we come to …
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Lessons from Joshua
I just finished a journey through the book of Joshua in the Old Testament, and it was a journey. Sometimes, people avoid the Old Testament because of the unfamiliar names and long genealogies, and it …
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Numbered Days
If the last two years have emphasized nothing else, they have reminded us that life is fragile and fleeting. We have watched as disease and death have taken those we love, and we have sorrowed …
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Six Antidotes for Anxiety
What do you do when the pressures and darkness of this world seem to overwhelm your soul, when each breath is an effort, and your mind has declared war on your peace? How do you …
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Instructions for Life
When I was a teenager and beginning to drive myself to gatherings and events, my mom always had last words for me as I walked out the door. Drive carefully. Do you have money? Keep …
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Be a Barnabas
Can you imagine going nose-to-nose with the Apostle Paul, challenging a decision he made? I can’t. But Barnabas did. Barnabas, whose name means son of encouragement, had been with Paul from the beginning of Paul’s …
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Conqueror!
Names of conquerors fill history books, and their monuments populate the world’s cities. We remember Cyrus and Genghis Kahn, Alexander and Napoleon, Washington and Patton, and their exploits are the stuff of legends. I see …
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