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The Tale of Sidney and Norman
“For by the grace given me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, ...
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On Being Brave
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go....
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Tethered
“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” - J...
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Are You Homesick?
“They desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.” He...
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Altogether Beautiful
“You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you.” Song of Solomon 4:7 You are beautiful. Did you know that? If you’re anything li...
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Tackles and Lures
“Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God actually say, ‘You shal...
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The Sacrificial, Complete, and Purposeful Love of God
“Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that ...
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He Is For You!
“May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal encouragement and good home, encourage your hear...
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You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Be Loved
“And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. And when ...
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Are You Really Listening to Jesus?
“Whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not ...
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He won't Stop Making You New
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the...
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The Key to Life and Peace
“The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:6 One fact I recently read was that we ha...
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Where Do You Fit in the Body of Christ?
“Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.” 1 Corinthians 12:27 Do you find yourself looking around and wishing you could be mo...
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Enough for Today
“The Lord said to Moses, “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be fil...
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The First Thing the Bible Says About You
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27 You remember when you were...
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Go See the Woodcarver
“Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.” Psalm 34:5 I love Max Lucado’s children’s book You Are Special. In th...
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Do You Know Who You Really Are?
“When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him,...
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Glorious, Ordinary Life
“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—an...
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Surrounded in Steadfast Love
“Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and ...
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Not by Your Good Works, but His
“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in th...
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God Celebrates Ordinary People
“And Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob the father of Joseph and Joseph the husband of M...
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The Books That Would Be Written
“When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you k...
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Gloriously Ordinary
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, ...
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What To Do With Worry
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.” Philippians 4:6 I’m no stra...
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God Uses People Just Like Us
“Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the ...
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His Good Work Starts Now
“And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his peopl...
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Your Body Is Not a Project
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 E...
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Because I Loved Them
“For you are a people holy to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who ...
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Don’t Forget About Your Best Friend
“You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the w...
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He Won't Let Go
“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...