Category: Christian Walk
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Do you know the Holy?
Have you tried to grasp the wonder of the nature of God? “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 And yet,…
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Grace & Freedom when we Lay It Down!
Freedom. Freedom to be what God intended us to be. Freedom to rest in Him. Freedom to let God work. Freedom. Lay It Down is about Gospel freedom. Lay It Down is not about performance … it’s about freedom to live abundantly in all that we were created to be … it’s about freedom to live…
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5 years healed!
A stranger walked up to me and gave me this heavy kite. Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. He gives strength to the weary, And to him who lacks…
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Imagine mercy in Paris, in the world
Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7 This weekend, there was an attack upon humanity. This weekend, evil visited Paris, France. This weekend, the world grieves. This weekend, the world needs mercy. This weekend, Davide Martello loaded his piano on a trailer and drove from Germany to Paris, a 400-mile trek…
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Pursue righteousness passionately
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Matthew 5:6 In the first three Beatitudes, Jesus focused upon His followers’ recognition of their emptiness: “poor in spirit,” “mournful over sin,” and “meek, not defending ourselves.” As a result of our emptiness, we crave something to fill us. Like Isaiah…
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Inherit the earth … Jesus loves you
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5 Church; a big, well-worn Bible; fishing; watermelon and rhubarb pie; many conversations about Jesus. These are some of my memories of my Momo and Popo. They laughed; they loved; they prayed; they served; they worshipped. They helped plant a church in a poor…
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The Gospel of Happiness, a review
In The Gospel of Happiness, Christopher Kaczor writes, “I hoped to write a book that would be helpful for Christians by providing a glimpse into an exciting new development called positive psychology which can significantly enrich their lives and provide surprising new justifications for practices recommended by Jesus himself.” In 1998, Martin Seligman, president-elect of…
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Possess comfort
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 “Years and years of pain, Lord. What must I learn? What do You have for me to do? I thought You had a different plan for me. I thought I was going to make a difference in the world for You. What can…