Tag: Christian blog posts
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How Can I Not Be Afraid?
“Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp. The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing” (Zephaniah 3:16-17). As a child, I often thought that…
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How to Wait Patiently
“Listen, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will fulfill the good promises that I have spoken to the house of Israel and concerning the house of Judah. In those days and at that time, I will cause a righteous Branch to grow up from David’s line. He will establish justice and righteousness on…
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An Invitation to Sing
This post is part of the series, Songs of Thanksgiving. Find the whole series here. Thanksgiving—being thankful and grateful for the undeserved blessings God lavishly pours out on us—isn’t merely reflexive and passive. It’s active and expressed in so many different ways. But that isn’t how many people in our world understand thankfulness. We say we’re thankful…
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Deliver Us From Evil
This post is a continuation of the series, “Meditations on the Lord’s Prayer.” You can find the whole series here. “In conclusion, we pray in this petition that our Father in heaven would deliver us from every evil that threatens body and soul, property and reputation, and finally when our last hour comes, grant us…
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How Do You Deal With Guilt?
Guilt has a nasty way of seeping into our bones. We can forget whatever awful thing we did for days, months, or even years. All the while, guilt lies dormant, hidden deep beneath the surface. Waiting. Then out of nowhere when we least expect it, guilt strikes. And it goes right for the heart. Just…
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Run Confidently
“I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me…
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Where Does Thankfulness Start?
“As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. ‘Truly I tell you,’ he said, ‘this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth;…