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The Normal Christian Life
“The grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-control...
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It Is Finished: The Best News Ever
“It is finished!” John 19:30 Do you ever feel like pastors and parents and other Christians keep giving you a laundry list of things to do? The frui...
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What Are You Focused On?
“And Peter answered him, ‘Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.’ He said, ‘Come.’ So Peter got out of the boat and walked on th...
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He Responds to Every Need
“In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” Psalm 5:3 There is something so beautif...
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A Prayer for the Waiting
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection o...
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Do You Know God's Name?
“I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.” Isaiah 42:8 Have you had the experience of greeting so...
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An Upside-Down Kingdom
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.’” Matthew 16:24 “Fo...
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Has God Stepped Away?
“Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, b...
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Growing In Patience
“Love is patient, love is kind.” 1 Corinthians 13:4 “Mom, you need to sing my patience song!” my three year old chirps from the back of the car, eve...
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Stars in the Night
“Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and ...
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Getting Quiet
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.” Psalm 37:7 In my current season of life, I find it very hard to find times where I am truly q...
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God Is Working while You're Waiting
“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall w...
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Is Weakness a Bad Thing?
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 This verse is one of my favorites and it makes me thi...
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When Growth Feels Slow
“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6 A few years ag...
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Sacrificial Love
“By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers… Little children, let us not love in wo...
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Diary of a Wimpy Christian
“But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong…” 1 Corinthians 1:27 Unless y...
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An Incredible Adventure
“And so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on you will be ...
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It's Okay, Everyone Talks to Themselves
“Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God!” Psalm 42:11 Have you ever been in a vigorous conversation with yourself w...
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The Potter's Hand
“But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.” Isaiah 64:8 This verse has been in...
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A Sure and Certain Hope
“Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who hope in me will not be disappointed.” Isaiah 49:23 How many times a day do you use the word hope? ...
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Sinners Crying Out to God
“During those many days the King of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescu...
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Grace Is Enough! Really.
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by f...
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What Is Life All About?
“And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for ano...
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The Prodigal Story Come True
“For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anyth...
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Faith
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 What does faith look like? How do we live with fai...
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Are You a Doer or a Hearer?
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is l...
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God Can Handle Your Emotions
“You have looked deep into my heart, Lord, and you know all about me […]” Psalm 139:1 I think it’s safe to say we have all been deeply saddened by s...
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First In My Heart
“Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and m...
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You Don't Have to Be Strong
“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weak...
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Serving Others
“Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and truth.” 1 John 3:18 When I was in college I remember a particularly frustrating me...