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Elohim: Mighty and Strong, Creator
Elohim, pronounced [el-oh-heem], is the first name by which God introduces Himself to us in His holy word. Elohim, meaning “Creator, Mighty and Strong”, is also a plural form denoting the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)1 and appears in the Old Testament over 2,000 times2. Some highlights of its use include: (Click link to read…
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A Prayer for a New Week
Heavenly Father, I praise You for the clear pathway that you have created for us through your Son Jesus Christ that allows us to be in constant communion with You…
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Light in the Darkness
It’s the time of year when many go to work in the dark and come home in the dark or very close to dark. Throughout the commute our eyes are peeled for what may be in the road or along the road that could cause us to wreck or do damage to our cars. It’s…
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Greater Love
There is no greater love than a man lay down his life for others. The willingness to put it all on the line is the ultimate showing of love. Christ laid down his life for us out of love so that we would have a path to salvation. You put yours on the line so…
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Throwback Thursday: Standing on the Promises (1)
It’s time for a Throwback Thursday! Check this post from the archives: Standing on the Promises of God (1).
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5 Parts to Prayer: Nehemiah’s Model
I get it. Sometimes knowing how to pray is hard. Our words don’t feel eloquent enough. Our thoughts feel too jumbled. Some days we’re so emotional, so overwhelmed by the weight of life, that we do well to form words at all. Because He knows us and He wants us to grow, God gives us…
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Problems + Trials = Hope?
Problems and trials. No one likes them. They slow us down, frustrate us, make us sad. We avoid them whenever possible. We try to ignore them. We tend to complain about them. BUT God, our Creator and Great Physician, God hardwired us to do so much more than fuss, avoid, ignore, or complain. (Click to…
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Are You Willing to Climb?
“I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the prize.” (Philippians 3:12) Sweet friends, what hill is God showing you that you’ve been avoiding? What wonderful prize does He have in store for…
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Surrender
May this Lord’s day find us meditating on what it means to really know God, to surrender everything and seek Him fully. Every preconceived notion, every cultural custom and norm, every long held belief, every bit of human wisdom, every normal mode of handling things…to turn them all over to Him and say, “Father God,…
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Why Me?
When tough times comes, we often ask, “Why me?”, but we rarely look beyond our pain or disappointment for how this current time of trouble can shape us to be better people, more useful people in the future. The Bible assures us many times that God has good plans for us (Jeremiah 29:11, Ephesians 2:10…
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