The phrase, “Reach Out and Touch,” reminds me of the story in the Bible of a woman with an issue of blood in Luke 8:43-48. After fruitless visits to countless doctors, unable to find a cure for her condition, she desperately reached out and touched the hem of the Messiah’s gown as He passed by. When she […]
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In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV) When I hear the words, “thank you.” My heart and mind are flooded with hymns of praise. For example, the hymn “Thank You Lord, For, Saving My Soul” by Seth and Bessie Sykes. It says in God’s Word
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I used to struggle with the Biblical meaning of the term “wisdom.” Through ongoing study of the Word of God, this has become clear. “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom…” Proverbs 9:10 (NIV) This means we should revere (loving awe and respect) the Lord—believe His son died for our sins and
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“What can I give” might be a difficult question, especially if we look inwardly and decide after assessing ourselves, we have nothing to offer. Perhaps money is the first thing that comes to mind, and since we lack sufficient finances to be generous, we determine we have nothing to give. But giving does not have to
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Usually, the word “legacy” suggests money or property that is left by a family member or really close friend at the time of their death. I know Christian people have been talking about “legacy” as something we should prepare for and plan in detail, but honestly there were times I was worried about current bills and
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Been thinking lately about whether I truly believe God is in control. Or is it just something I say when I’m feeling “spiritual”, and everything is “peachy?” Or, is it what I say to encourage someone, or do I say it when I am at a loss for words in a difficult situation? About a year
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My initial plan for writing this blog was to open with a commonly used phrase from the poem by Robert Burns in 1785: “The best-laid schemes of mice and men go oft awry”; or we often quote it as learned in school – “the best-laid plans of mice and men oft go astray.” The essence of the
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He was just a little boy, a good student, and dependable. His college days produced an excellent scholar. He was noticed by the Roman guard at an outing testing his strength. Soon after he was recruited by the Roman centurion to work at the palace. Nothing phased him. He did what he was told. Time passes and he finds himself
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I have recently been thinking about the term “tunnel vision”. This is a metaphor for holding tightly to the promises of God; walking in, not wandering from, His narrow path. My Google searches revealed that the term came to psychology from ophthalmology. Oculists call tunnel vision the vision of people in whom the peripheral region of the
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“So Jesus spoke to them, using this parable: “Wouldn’t any man among you who owned a hundred sheep, and lost one of them, leave the ninety-nine to themselves in the open, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he will put it on his
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