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I Don't Know What I'm Talking About
"My mouth will tell of your righteousness, of your salvation all day long, though I know not its measure." There you have the definitive answer. I don't really have a clue about the wonders of salvation.…
Created about 2 years ago
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Never without Hope
Finances may be depleted. Health will eventually fail. Beauty is fleeting for sure. Relationships change. Possessions lose meaning. Death comes to all. So glad to share these uplifting thoughts. But…
Created about 2 years ago
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Something to Live For
I vividly recall my astonishment during my first visit to see to the British crown jewels. My sister and I had made the lengthy trip from the opposite end of the city to visit the Tower of London. We…
Created almost 3 years ago
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Something Real
I remember watching Mary Poppins as a child and wishing the story could be true. I hoped that a nanny like none other might fly into my room and make it magical. I fancied tea parties on the ceiling and…
Created almost 3 years ago
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Something of Value
A flawless 7.03 carat blue diamond recently sold to an anonymous bidder at Sotheby's for $9.5 million. A blue diamond is an incredibly rare find with only a handful in known existence. This stone was…
Created almost 3 years ago
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Spiritual Mathematics
I'm noticing the mathematical terms used in this passage and find it interesting. v. 1 - a faith as precious as ours (of the same kind, nasb) Equal v. 2 - Grace and peace be yours in abundance (be multiplied,…
Created about 3 years ago
2 Peter 1:1 (NIV84), 2 Peter 1:2 (NIV84), 2 Peter 1:3 (NIV84), 2 Peter 1:4 (NIV84), 2 Peter 1:6 (NIV84), 2 Peter 1:7 (NIV84), 2 Peter 1:8 (NIV84)
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Just Good
God's description of creation could not have been less fussy. With finishing flourishes in place, He called it all simply "good." Such a portrayal is insufficient to ears tuned to superlatives like awesome,…
Created about 3 years ago
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Faith Pill
Living by faith would be easier if it were more like a pill and less like birth. Each morning, I pop a little blue pill that works its magic by making up for the absence of my thyroid. It's quick, easy…
Created about 3 years ago
2 Peter 1:5 (NIV84), 2 Peter 1:6 (NIV84), 2 Peter 1:7 (NIV84)
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When Heaven is Happy
"Without faith it is impossible to please God." (Heb. 11:6) So the flip side is that faith pleases God. Faith saves. Faith heals. No wonder it makes God smile. Jesus told the sinful woman who anointed…
Created about 3 years ago
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As Free as You want to Be
I've never been in prison. But hearing the story of someone who has, especially when they are unjustly accused, is captivating. Sadly, our world provides plenty fodder for such tales like Corie ten Boom's…
Created about 3 years ago
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Everything we Need
Who knew? I have everything I need. Not all I want. But all I need. All I need for life. I have everything I need to do life every day. Nothing else is necessary. All I need for godliness. I have everything…
Created about 3 years ago
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Faith, Hopes and Dreams
Faith is only as good as the object to which it clings. And we're learning that the stock market, the banking system and visions of perpetual prosperity are not good objects on which to pin our hopes…
Created about 3 years ago
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Lights and Lambs
One of the climactic announcements of Scripture is that the “Lamb is [new Jerusalem’s] lamp.” (Rev. 21:23) The preamble to this declaration affirms the irrelevance of the sun, moon and stars, but what…
Created about 3 years ago
