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“Here is my advice: It would be good for you to finish what you started a year ago.”        2 Corinthians 8:10 Half way through 2017 is a good time to do a check-up on the goals we set out to accomplish and the aspirations we placed before us when the year was…

I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power… (Psalm 71:15) …I will tell everyone that you alone are just. (Psalm 71:16) I will tell about your righteous deeds all day long… (Psalm 71:24)  …I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do. (Psalm 73:28) Sometimes phrases…

Sometimes we just don’t know where to start or how to pray. At times like that, we have lots of resources to turn to in the Word. Paul’s prayer for his friends in Phillipi is a beautiful and comprehensive prayer that we can borrow in praying for our own loved ones. It covers the gamut…

And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you. (Genesis 3:16) Inequality between the sexes began when we locked God out of the garden and decided to forge our own path to knowledge and self-actualization. That’s when this marriage experiment began to go south. The woman itched to control her…

The Lord cares deeply when his loved ones die. (Psalm 116:15) There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. (John 15:13) “…We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and…

“You will not fear the terror of night.” Psalm 91:5a “Fear not.” ~Jesus By some counts the imperative, “Fear not,” occurs 365 times in the Bible: one for every day of the year. And for good reason. We all have cause to fear. Those causes hit us constantly. A sickness, a strained relationship, severe weather, economic…

You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. (Romans 14:10) Contempt is now a fixture in the landscape of our culture, our politics, our families, sometimes even our churches. Somehow we have developed the notion that it is…

Why re-invent the wheel? Sometimes the Book of Psalms is the only prayer resource we need. Psalm 143 is one to turn to when you are feeling overwhelmed by a trial. Use it today as your template for prayer. Start with acknowledging the flawless character of God. Hear my prayer, O Lord; listen to my…

Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. Matthew 7:12 And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? Matthew 7:3 I might have a full floweret of broccoli in my teeth, but all I can see is the tiny sesame seed…

You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our Savior. (Psalm 65:5) The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. (James 5:16) What is the big deal about prayer? Prayer isn’t wishful thinking. It’s not merely a state of mind. Prayer is certainly no waste of time.…
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