Category: Jesus
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The Ultimate Gift
May your preparations for Christmas be filled with awe and wonder as you meditate on the Ultimate Gift. Please share how you are preparing for Christmas in the comments below. Download your free 7-day devotional, “Abounding Hope: Finding Hope in Chaos.”
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Want Good News?
Jesus knew challenging, dark, costly times, and He brought Good News. His Good News was not always accepted. Do you want Good News?
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THE Christmas Miracle
“When the people saw him do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, ‘Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!’” John 6:14 Jesus had just fed the crowd of 5,000 men plus women and children with five loaves of bread and two fish, and the crowd wondered if He was the Prophet Moses promised that…
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Do You Long for Peace?
“The mob rocked our friends’ cars. Kids were inside. They’ve threatened to target our kids on the school buses. Some women are taking their kids back to the states. I’m thinking of taking Kristin back.” On April 14, 1986, America bombed Libya to retaliate for the country’s sponsorship of terrorism against Americans. We lived off…
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Key to Answered Prayer
We’ve lived in the Philippines, Italy, the East Coast, the West Coast, and the Midwest. Keith was in the Air Force for 22 years, and he transferred to different locations every three or four years. A woman asked my pre-teen daughter where she was from. “No where.” No place to call home. Shoulders almost touching…
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What’s Your Favorite Name for God?
Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory! Selah Psalm 24:9-10 Some commentators believe that this is David’s song as he brought the ark of the…
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7 Promise-Powered Reasons to be Thankful
Thanksgiving is coming. Having trouble giving thanks today? Do you think it might be hard to get into the Thanksgiving spirit? Like this quail surveying the area and waiting, we can survey our lives, pause to ponder God’s promises, wait for the Holy Spirit to give us understanding, and rejoice in the Lord’s goodness towards…
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Who Is Your Godly Example?
Internal and external threats bombard us and wreak havoc on the unity of our marriages, our families, our workplaces, our churches, our communities, and our nation. When I encounter threats, sometimes I lash out in anger, cower, or consult a friend.
