Surviving Life Storms

You set out for your day and then it hits. Menacing clouds appear on the horizon of your life and quickly overtake you with an unexpected trial. The powerful winds of uncertainty threaten to overtake you. Tears fall like rain. Doubts rise as to if you will pull through. Storms have a way of challenging […]

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Nitpicking the New

It was the littlest thing turned into a big deal. One small detail and they were up in arms about it, looking to tear him down: “Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, ‘Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands […]

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Pressed

The sun shines Upon my back Shadow before me Showing I lack Light from behind Darkness ahead Pressed in between  What is to be said Turn around Face the light Accept God’s son Defeat the night Son before me Shadow behind Jesus leads now Peace I did find Elijah came near to all the people […]

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Stylish Faith

When I was in high school in the 1970s, there were some pretty cool fashions we teenagers wore. Now when I look at pictures from that era and the outfits we wore, I wonder why we thought they were cool. Trendy clothing styles come and go just like trendy beliefs. Paul writes about this in […]

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Do you wish to get well?

When you face trials in life, what do you put your faith in? For the man in John 5:1-8 who had been ill for thirty-eight years, he put his faith in a pool of water. When Jesus asked him, “Do you wish to get well (6, NIV).” The man focused on other people preventing him […]

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Shredding Through Life

I saw the sign in the above photo in a store the other day. It made me think how temporary things are in this world. One minute we’re printing new documents, the next minute we’re shredding old documents. Eventually the new documents will be become old and destined for the shredder. The cycle of printing […]

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