“Keep creating in me a clean heart. Fill me with pure thoughts and holy desires, ready to please you.” Psalms 51:10 (TPT) I’m ashamed to admit it, but I’ve been a little bit grumpy lately. Well, maybe a lot. But with all due respect, these past eight weeks have been more chaotic and more challenging […]
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“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4 These past few weeks have been met with tragedy upon tragedy in our lives, yet as much as my heart hurts, my soul rejoices. And for some reason that just seems so wrong. How can I possibly rejoice when lives have been
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“Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.” Hosea 6:3 Have you ever stopped to think about the one thing that God can’t do? Wait a minute?! Did she
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“We do this by keeping our eye on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.” Hebrews 12:2 I had the opportunity to visit the Billy Graham Library last week. I’ve never really known much about him or his family, except that they were faithful evangelists. And sometimes, there is a misconception that those
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“The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the Lord, the
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“What good is an idol carved by man, or a cast image that deceives you? How foolish to trust in your own creation— a god that can’t even talk! What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols, ‘Wake up and save us!’ To speechless stone images you say, ‘Rise up and teach us!’ Can
“At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves. When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees.
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“He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside quiet waters. He refreshes my soul.” Psalm 23:2-3a Timothy Keller once wrote, “You don’t go to God because He’s useful, you go because He’s beautiful. And nothing is more useful than finding God beautiful.” How difficult it is to be still and silent.
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“Don’t just pretend to love others. Genuinely love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.” Romans 12:9 Living love is our goal! But unfortunately, I’m guilty, as I’m sure many of you are too, of making quick judgements instead. Maybe it’s because our hearts are too hard with our own emotions
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