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Rest in the Nest
Exodus 14:14 NIV – “The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.” There is a trail near our house that I have walked for many years now. I was nearing the end of my walk on a particular day, feeling great, accomplished, satisfied, and at peace. I enjoyed the sunrise, the deer,… Continue reading
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Great Expectations in Our Good Father
Psalm 62:5 “Great Expectations” is a 1930’s novel by Charles Dickens about an orphan named Pip who is coming of age and has all these great expectations – hopes, dreams, aspirations – about his life and the people in it. As an orphan with a very modest upbringing, his expectations were of love, wealth, education,… Continue reading
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Making the Unknown God Known
A consequence of religion is not knowing the one true living God as Father. This is because religion causes us to focus on rules, rites, and rituals rather than who God is and who He is meant to be to us. In turn, we may blame religion for being boring, unfulfilling, uninspiring. Consequently, we may… Continue reading
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Joy Comes in the Morning
I posted this on Facebook on April 8, 2023, and I felt led to update and repost here today. I pray it encourages you! We rarely talk about Saturday. It’s often called “silent Saturday,” yet so very much is said in the silence. Silent Saturday is the day between Jesus’ death and resurrection. I imagine… Continue reading
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Revival is Me, Revival is You
2 Chronicles 7:14 In the time I have been saved, I have heard a lot of talk in the “big C” Church about revival. Let me just say this at the outset. I’m no expert on the topic of revival on a macro level. I know there are amazing people of God who are nearly… Continue reading
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He Came to Set the Captives Free
Luke 4:18 Years ago there was a TV series called “What Not to Wear.” The gist of it was that some well-meaning coworker, friend, or family member would nominate a person (mostly women) to be on the show, and the nominee would get a makeover. It was a head-to-toe makeover if I remember correctly –… Continue reading
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Free Gifts! (Parts 3 and 4) – The Gifts of Justification and Righteousness
Until now, I haven’t spent much time pondering and reflecting on the topics of justification and righteousness. Since delving in a bit more, I have come to realize how important these two things are in our walk of faith. Each one says something very important about the born again believer, and more so, about God… Continue reading
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Free Gifts! (Part 2.1) – The Gift of Grace
As I reflected on the gift of grace in Part 2 a bit more, I felt like there were a couple of additional important points that needed to be highlighted. Here is Part 2.1! We’ll talk about the importance of receiving grace and the regifting of grace. Receiving Grace It’s Christmastime. I imagine some of… Continue reading
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Free Gifts! (Part 2) – The Gift of Grace
Today, we return to our four part series on Free Gifts. Part 2 is dedicated to the gift of grace. My favorite! (So, we might be here a while.) If we misunderstand grace, we misunderstand everything about Jesus and what His death and resurrection meant for all of us. That may seem like either a… Continue reading
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Don’t Forget How Far You’ve Come
Doing something different today than I expected. The Lord dropped this in my spirit the other day, and He just won’t let me drop it. (I even had to get out the graph paper!) I pray it blesses, encourages, and strengthens you! We know our lives have a defined (divine!) beginning and defined (divine!) ending.… Continue reading