Category: Faith
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Plane Perspective
The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the unfaithful are trapped in their own wickedness. Proverbs 11:5 My friend Jim once took me up in his Cessna for a short flight. As we cruised over the tilled fields at 3500 feet, large round bales of hay on the ground looked…
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Promises, Promises
People regularly make and break promises. God does not.
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One Stop Shop
“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.” 2 Peter 2:3 My wife and I recently fell in love with a particular cream-filled chocolate cake bar that is hard to find. Wouldn’t you know, our local…
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Signs of Hope
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” Hebrews 6:19 A recent devotional from Our Daily Bread tells the story of a recovering addict named Elizabeth who leaves encouraging notes on the car windshields of strangers. She often closes these with the words, “Much love. Hope sent.” #inspiring However, a query…
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Peace that Isn’t Pitiful
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you I do not give as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 Have you ever attempted to bring peace to a difficult situation and failed? This happened to me once with a room full…
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Fill’er UP!
“Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.” Ps. 55:22 One of my favorite translations of the Bible is Young’s Literal Translation; it puts the scripture in place English just as it was written in the original Hebrew or Greek. Here is Ps. 55:22 from…