Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me (Psalm 42:7). I want the deep things of God. We all do. However, Psalm 42 says that deep calls to deep during a storm. Waves breaking over us leads to the deeper things of God. Many […]
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Psalm 34 summarizes the promises of God found in the other 149 Psalms – and also the rest of the Bible. Live the following promise to snuff out modern-day anxiety: ~ I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears (v. 4). Read this verse over and over while considering COVID
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Walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called (Ephesians 4:1). January 17, 2021, was a top-three date in my life. Most important: New Year’s Eve 1971/72, when I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior and was baptized in the Atlantic Ocean near Daytona Beach. Second: Barbara and I
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When you cared for one of the least of these, my little ones, my true brothers and sisters, you demonstrated love for me (Matthew 25:40 TPT). Who is Henri Nouwen? He is one of my favorite authors. Many would describe him as a contemplative writer – which means he slows down and thinks deeply about
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Forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God (Philippians 3:13-14). Super Typhoon Odette, with winds exceeding 140 mph, hit the Philippines on December 16, 2021. Cebu City was directly in its path. I have been to Cebu
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You shall call His name Jesus; He will save His people from their sins (Matthew 1:21). Is there something unique and powerful about the name of Jesus? When we read, “He will save His people…,” it literally means Jesus will totally restore to health! I wrote my master’s thesis on the Greek word for “save.” The
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ (Colossians 3:23-24). People quitting their jobs reached a new high in November 2021 with over 4.5 million Americans leaving the workforce. The term Great Resignation was coined
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Joy! 1, 4, 19, 20, 23, 25, 27, 46, 63, 91, 103, 111, 127, 131, 139 – these are the Psalms that I have memorized in 50 years as a follower of Jesus. Following Jesus hasn’t been a straight-up rise to glory. It’s been more of a step into the muck and then a lesson
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I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. I will be glad and exult in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High (Psalm 9:1-2). There is an official Misery Index. Developed as an economic indicator, the list helps determine how citizens are doing economically. I guess the underlying idea
He has appointed some with grace to be apostles, and some with grace to be prophets, and some with grace to be evangelists, and some with grace to be pastors, and some with grace to be teachers (Ephesians 4:11 TPT). Do prophets exist today? Yes. Ephesians 4 states there are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers and that… … These grace gifts will function until we
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