Tag: christianity
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Rest After the Rush
“The Lord gives His beloved rest” — Psalm 127:2 January arrives differently than December. After weeks filled with noise, celebration, and full calendars, the world seems to soften. The decorations are packed away, the music quiets, and the pace of life finally slows. Almost everything from the holidays is gone… except the leftovers, which somehow…
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Roadblocks
“The human mind plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps”. Proverbs 16:9 Just a few days ago we had some unexpected weather. The forecast called for a clearing of skies following a day that a rather heavy snowfall had been forecast, (one which, by the way we did not receive). The wee morning hours…
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Who God Is
Lately I have been troubled concerning how our world, even our Christian world, seems to have either forgotten, or chosen to ignore who God is. In Revelation 2:4 Jesus reprimands the church at Ephesus for having forgotten their first love. As the scripture reads, they were doing all the “right things” but, apparently, not from…
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Rejoicing in Hope
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 On September 24, 2024 Hurricane Helene made landfall. Helene cut a 500-mile path across six states and left 250 dead. In the mountains of North Carolina, she dumped 1 ½ feet of rain on a land still trying to recover from the…