Category: Hope
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An Empty Tomb … Living Hope!
Enjoy Easter with rejoicing as you remember God’s mercy and grace. Jesus died for you, rose from the grave, and lives forever.
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Jesus Painted His Blood on the Doorposts of Our Lives
Freedom from tyranny. Freedom from slavery – slavery to others and slavery to sin. Freedom from the evil of idolatry. Freedom to worship God. Freedom to be called God’s chosen people. Freedom bought with blood. Passover. A picture of Jesus.
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6 Steps to a Joyful House of Prayer
Imagine worshipping and praying in the hub-bub of a farmer’s market. Jesus cleansed the outer court of the temple to restore the temple to a house of prayer. Let’s restore our house of prayer.
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From Unholy to Holy
Jesus takes the unholy and makes it holy. Jesus takes His followers, His friends, and cleanses them, making them righteous, justified, and holy.
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Inside / Out – Is Your Inner Beauty Showing?
Thrown into a beauty contest she didn’t want to enter, in a land of captivity, Esther won King Xerxes’ favor and became queen.
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Secrets We Leave Behind
When I read a book and find a nugget of truth, I highlight it and sometimes write myself a note by it. Sometimes I mark the page with a sticky note. You can tell quite a bit about a person by picking up the books she reads and flipping through them. Oh, the secrets we…
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Ditch Disappointment
The pandemic and the challenges of 2020 and 2021 have changed the way we see life, play, respect, and love. We’ve seen family projects on television and YouTube like dominoes and toilet paper tumbling throughout a house. We’ve laughed at dancing and exercising family videos. We’ve sung with live-streamed concerts and worship. We’ve watched golf…
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Are You Brave Enough?
Amanda Gorman’s Inaugural Poem, “The Hill We Climb” prompted a rush of urgency mixed with hope for America.
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When You Don’t Like Your Story … A Review
I have chapters and pages in my story that I don’t like. I wish that I could tear them out, shred them, and set fire to them. How about you? Have you considered that God can use the ugly and broken shards of your life to piece together beautiful and valuable artwork?
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Free At Last!
“It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 Today, we remember Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. He knew freedom in God, and he sought to bring freedom to all of America. Freedom from…