"Blessed are those who mourn, for they WILL be comforted." Matthew 5:4 NIV, emphasis my own. When you have to let go of a loved one, grief can seem like a consuming rain. It's all you think about. It's all you know. You slip out of bed in the morning to find your feet are …
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"The Lord is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made. The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them." Psalm 145:17-19 NIV. When you feel …
Determination for the New Year
"So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." (1 Corinthians 4:18 NIV.) With a new year stretched out before you, goals and dreams may be floating around in your mind. Perhaps you've already jotted down a …
What You Take and What You Leave Behind – A Thought for the New Year
With every new year, you can decide what to take with you and what to leave behind. Think about that. You can leave the painful memories behind, those days when darkness tried to win, days of struggling and suffering. Like cold snowflakes resting in your hands, exhale and escort them away from your mind and …
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The Family Ornament
It's that time of year, friends. I hope you enjoy this year's short Christmas story. If you prefer listening to me read it while you finish your gift wrapping, or you just want to sit back with a cup of hot cocoa and curl up under a cozy blanket, you can click on the video …
A Miraculous Rescue
"The Lord said to Gideon, 'You have too many men for me to deliver Midian into their hands. In order that Israel may not boast against me that her own strength has saved her, announce now to the people, 'Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.' So twenty-two thousand men …
God Knows You and Wants to Free You
"O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139: 1,13-14 NIV. If someone belittled you as a child, you …
Wandering Away from God
"My dear friends, if you know people who have wandered off from God's truth, don't write them off. Go after them. Get them back and you will have rescued precious lives from destruction and prevented an epidemic of wandering away from God." James 5:19-20 MSG. Being a Christian isn't always easy. You're going to have …
When Satan Targets You
"Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. But I [Jesus] have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers." Luke 22:31-32 NIV. Do you feel like you've got a target on your back? Does it seem like you're battling one thing …
A Season of Trials
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, …
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