Category: Hope
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Joy in the Trial
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4 One of my favorite things about the Book of James is that James didn’t mince…
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Who. Are. You?
I know my own and my own know me. John 10:14 When our routines are more than a bit off…When our priorities are being shifted by someone or something else…When our roles change with the passing of time… Like a bad rewrite of Through the Looking Glass, there are times in our lives when everything…
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3-11-23 Saturday Encouragement
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 Just as the tulip must winter underground, we too have seasons of waiting and rest. Just as the tulip must endeavor to break through the dirt into the light,…
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To Be Content
For I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content. Philippians 4:11 Arrested at least three times. Imprisoned also. Shipwrecked twice. Stoned by an angry crowd to the point that they thought he was dead and drug his body outside the city walls to rot. Lashed 39 times in 5 different sessions, always…
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Throwback Thursday: 3-9-23
Clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Colossians 3:12-13 Almost 3 years have passed since I wrote the reflection below and dear friends, all I can say is God is good. All. The. Time. The truths below are still very…
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The Comparison Trap
“Does anyone remember this house—this Temple—in its former splendor? How, in comparison, does it look to you now? It must seem like nothing at all!…The future glory of this Temple will be greater than its past glory, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. And in this place I will bring peace. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”…
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3-5-23 Sunday Encouragement
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26 Brothers and Sisters, God promises His children so many wonderous things, so I have to wonder, why aren’t more of us living more…
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Words Matter: Troubled vs. Tempted
We have this treasure in clay jars so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 An English major through and through, I’m a lover of language and a firm believer in the importance of citing sources and supporting claims. It…
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Power to Save
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Psalm 46:1-3 Every so often, in all of our lives, we experience a storm. Some are concentrated, short…
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A Joy that is Full!
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be full. John 15:11 A few years ago, I bought my husband a pendant for his keyring that read: Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire. I bought it because he…
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