Tag: Christian Living
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Strength to Soar
Why do Christians grumble and complain? Why is it so easy for us to think that God doesn’t notice what’s going on in our lives? What changes all of that? Read on to find out…
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The Word of God
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines…
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Never Shaken
“Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken” (Psalm 62:1-2). Long have the words of this psalm held comfort for Christians throughout the ages, all struggling with the doubts, insecurities, and fears that accompany…
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Clothed in Christ
You might be the type of person who spends a lot of time thinking about what you wear. Or you might just throw on whatever’s clean and not give it much thought. (No judgment here!) Regardless, for many adults, getting dressed and ready for the day is automatic. No one has to remind us what…
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A Life of Service
Today is World Kindness Day. This holiday was created with the intent of building a kinder and more compassionate world through the intentional deeds of kindness and love we show to others. That’s a worthy goal. It’s all too easy to view such a day with pessimism. In our self-focused society—driven by the need to…
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No Longer Any Sea
Today is World Freedom Day. This special day is an observance of the tearing down of the Berlin Wall—the vast and terrible wall of barbed wire, concrete, and watch towers separating East from West Germany, dividing friends and family members from 1961–1989. I can’t even imagine the feeling of being separated from loved ones for…
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The Way Home
Today is Marooned Without a Compass Day. With all the technology at our fingertips and in our pockets, we can know where we are at any given time. It’s practically impossible to get lost anymore! Or so I thought. For the most part, I work remotely. But once a month, I drive from Appleton to…
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364 Days of Devotion
[This blog post is derived from an email correspondence between the writer of this post and Pastor Frederic Berger of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Plymouth, Nebraska.] “What if everyone in our church family could be thinking about Jesus every single day? How awesome would that be!” That “what if” burned in the hearts of…