Category: Christian Walk
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Happy birthday to my beloved!
May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine. Song of Songs 1:2 2014 has been a year of distinction, a year of challenges, a year of recognition, a year of new opportunities. You met 2014 and all it brought from the foundational values and priorities you…
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Has God used a nuisance to make a difference?
Keith and I enjoyed a Country & Western concert recently. It was a “bring-your-own-chairs and Easy-Up” gathering on the green at the base of our San Jacinto Mountains. Clapping to the music, I looked over at Keith’s feet, raised up off the grass. “Ants! Are you about ready [to leave]?” “Well, why don’t you…
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Colliding with destiny … Finding hope in the legacy of Ruth, A Review
This book is a must read for women who are in the middle of challenging times. I have read the book of Ruth quite a few times, but I had never approached it from the perspective of a young woman emerging from great loss, isolation, and the unknown. Sarah Jakes offers practical insight about…
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Is God working in your life … for good?
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 I’ve used this verse many times to “comfort” myself and others during dark times giving them hope that everything would be all right in the…
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Who do you need to forgive?
“Please forgive, I beg you, the transgression of your brothers and their sin, for they did you wrong.”’ And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. … “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for…
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Are you looking into the Gospel like the angels, or are you all in?
As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries, seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories…
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Biblical Healing and Deliverance … A review
Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, and rulers of the darkness of the world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:11-12 Satan doesn’t want…
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The God of artistry
The heavens declare of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Psalm 19:1 All nature points us to our Creator and His lovingkindness. He is a God of artistry. His touch adds color, texture, taste, fragrance, delight, and pleasure. Bask in His lovingkindness and beauty. His lovingkindness creates…
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If God is Good … Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil – A review
If the Creator of the world is good, why is there evil? Randy Alcorn tackles an age-old question with unique insight and logic. I have asked “Why?”many times. Like Job, never an answer to the question, but a refocus on the greatness of God. Alcorn writes: Grace and forgiveness, both expressions of God’s eternal character,…
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Hiding in the cave of despair? Do what David did
The entrance to a cave in Deir-Dubban, six miles southwest of Bethlehem on the border of the Philistine plains and at the foot of the Judean mountains. There are a number of vaults about 15 to 20 feet deep, and perhaps David and his family lived for a time in one of the vaults.…