Tag: God
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How Long, O Lord?
Sometimes asking “how long” just makes us sound like bored children on a long trip. Are we there yet? But sometimes the question is legitimate.
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The Comparison Trap
In the book of Revelation the phrase “small and great” is used five times, always referring to people being grouped together and treated the same, whether in suffering or in reward. It seems that neither Satan nor God compares the way we do.
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Overcoming Bitterness
It certainly isn’t wrong to lament if we’ve been disappointed or even to be angry if we’ve been treated unfairly. But when we allow anger or disappointment to fester and ferment, eventually we become bitter, thinking of ourselves as victims.
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Staying Teachable
All of us, perhaps teachers especially, need to remain teachable. Even if I am a teacher, more than that I am a student, a disciple of Jesus.
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When Emotions Wash Over Us
Hear me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good;Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.And do not hide Your face from Your servant. Psalm 69:16-17a Recently I shared a bit about my first trip to Mexico back in the summer of 1990. I had just graduated high school, and since I…
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What I’ve Learned About God By Being A Teacher
A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master.Matthew 10:24-25a As a teacher’s kid, the one thing I never wanted to be when I grew up was a teacher. When my Mom said…
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What I’ve Learned About God By Being A Nurse
Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.Acts 10:34-35 Today is National Nurses Day in the United States, and this coming Friday is International Nurses Day. Today’s post was written by my sister…
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Is God Safe?
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.Hebrews 10:31 It seems like during the covid quarantine I heard the term “cost-benefit analysis” more than ever before. A cost-benefit analysis is really just a fancy pros and cons list, sometimes put together in retrospect. In business I guess it’s pretty…
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God Is With Us When We Suffer
And the water in the skin was used up, and she placed the boy under one of the shrubs. Then she went and sat down across from him at a distance of about a bowshot; for she said to herself, “Let me not see the death of the boy.” So she sat opposite him, and…
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You Are Greatly Beloved
For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”2 Peter 1:17 If you’ve ever watched the movie, The Three Amigos, you know that “infamous” means “more than famous.” Okay, okay, Ned might…
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