Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you (James 4:8). Intimacy is speaking the truth in love. It is impossible without grace – as our honest discussions reveal personal and relational inadequacies. Grace gives us the ability to listen carefully, forgive ourselves and others, and react in compassion. Often, the truth spoken […]
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Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies. Let those who hate God run for their lives (Psalm 68:1). Psalm 68 is complicated and filled with images from Israel’s history, God helping the oppressed, and through it all, a thread foreshadowing the ultimate return of Jesus. I have a gift of taking the profound and
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A time to weep, and a time to laugh (Ecclesiastes 3:4). Today’s Interruption is your vaccine against looking foolish today. Sent at 6 a.m. Eastern, you are forewarned of various plots already being hatched. Just smirk when someone says, “You left your car lights on.” But pay attention if your spouse says, “Do you see that
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Some questions have deceit in their origin. The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” (Genesis 3:1, NLT) Do you think that Satan had the best
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I love the book of Philippians. I hope that you will sit on your back porch during a nice sunny day this summer and read the entire book. I believe Paul enjoyed writing Philippians more than any of his other letters. I enjoy reading the book of Philippians for the same reason that Paul enjoyed
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The Apostle Paul writes to his disciple Timothy: Remind everyone about these things, and command them in God’s presence to stop fighting over words. Such arguments are useless, and they can ruin those who hear them (2 Timothy 2:14, NLT). Have you ever spoken words that you immediately wished that you could take back? Have
This could be the worst way to start a Monday. I had a health review recently and a financial review. But a sin review? We should start the week with something positive. Even the Apostle Paul didn’t pass the sin review; he summarized his test with the following comment: Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves
Oh, that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways (v. 13). One commentator describes this Psalm as – it might have been. I have listened to many discuss their lives and the saddest phrase is, “What would have happened if I hadn’t done this?” Psalm 81 describes Israel after
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For regular readers of Interruptions (yes, they do exist), you might notice verses of the Bible I list as “OGV” after the verse. For example, in Interruptions #594, you can read 2 Peter 1:4: God has given us promises through which we can have fellowship with Him and experience all that He desires for us.
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For all who are being led by the Spirit of God are children of God (Romans 8:14). The Spirit softly nudges you daily. Are you aware of this leading? I grew up in a church with an inadequate theology of the Spirit. Yes, we believed in the Spirit of God, but He existed in the