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That Ride at The Fair…
Read more: That Ride at The Fair…In Holbrook, Arizona, on the cusp of Route 66 and wide-open desert, the county fair rolled into town every September. And every year, my family would take me and my brothers for our annual thrill fest of funnel cakes and Ferris Wheel rides. With blue wristbands and dusty tennis shoes, we’d glide around the fairgrounds…
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When God Takes Away What You Love
Read more: When God Takes Away What You Love“The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the Name of the Lord.” -Job 1:21 Job knew the sting the heart feels when God takes away what you love. When God gives. Then takes away. Many of us face this pain in life. The pain that remains when God takes away something you…
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The Illusion of No Progress
Read more: The Illusion of No Progress“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.”…
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The Peace of Paul: “What has happened… has actually resulted in…”
Read more: The Peace of Paul: “What has happened… has actually resulted in…”“And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment, so that you can determine what really matters and can be pure and blameless in the day of Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” –Philippians 1:9-11 As we dive into the letter to the Philippians,…
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Stress and Frustration: The Accompaniments of Greatness
Read more: Stress and Frustration: The Accompaniments of GreatnessDavid was deemed “a man after God’s own heart” in 1 Samuel 13:14. Yet reading through the psalms, we get to know David as a man who knew much frustration. Much agony. Much stress. “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from my deliverance and from my…
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God Did Not Create Us to Hate Each Other
Read more: God Did Not Create Us to Hate Each OtherThe recent events surrounding unjust killings along with the steady escalation of racial tension in America are grieving to witness. This isn’t what we were created for. This is not who we are. No one wins in this. God created us to be like Him. To reflect His goodness. To demonstrate His grace. To show…
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Did God Tell Me That?: Discerning God’s Voice
Read more: Did God Tell Me That?: Discerning God’s VoiceHow do I know if God is the One speaking to me? Is it His voice I’m hearing? Or others? Or just my own? How do I know the difference? There are many instances I’ve struggled to know if I’m hearing from God or not. There are times when I am confident in what…
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The Relief of Release: Nothing Messes Up God’s Will
Read more: The Relief of Release: Nothing Messes Up God’s WillIf there’s a burden you’re carrying. You don’t have to carry it anymore. It’s not up to you to carry it. Release it. The Lord can handle it. “Cast your cares on the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken,” says Psalm 55:22. The worry that keeps you…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 13
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 13Continuing on in Matthew’s gospel, we arrive in chapter 13 where Jesus is making His way to the Sea of Galilee. If you are now joining this study, you can read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 here. We just left off in chapter 12 where Jesus encountered conflict with the Pharisees and continued to…
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Don’t be Mad at God
Read more: Don’t be Mad at GodLately I’ve felt mad at God. And in feeling guilty about it, I figured I should forgive…because I’m usually of the mindset that if I am mad at someone then I should forgive them. Easier said than done sometimes, I know. But I know it makes me feel better. But then I thought… What the…