Throughout the Bible God reminds his people to have hope. He promises that if we trust in him, we will see that the outcomes in our life will be good. But how do we make sense of that when bad things happen? How do we keep the faith when we…
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Rest…really!
Sometimes God makes it obvious when he’s trying to tell me something. Last week I wrote about the “hamster wheel” – and a little about working and resting. But apparently I didn’t get what God wanted me to out of it because he brought it to mind again today. With…
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Students of the Word
There are many that teach the Word of God. Pastors, radio and television personalities, founders and leaders of entire “movements”. In many cases, they teach similar things. But sometimes their messages are very different. Most of them have good intentions. They love The Lord, and desire to serve Him with…
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Spirituality or righteousness
In these days of moral relativism (your truth is your truth and my truth is mine)…being “spiritual” is the new catch phrase. When someone calls themselves “spiritual”, I wonder what they mean. Do they understand that there is only one way to heaven? ••••••••••••••••••••••• Maybe next time I hear that,…
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Talking with God
Prayer is a conversation with God. A chat with our Heavenly Father. An opportunity to draw us closer and strengthen our relationship with him. And as with any relationship, communication is essential. The Bible talks a lot about prayer. I’ve heard plenty of teachings on prayer. Jesus himself gives us…
