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Sometimes when facing a challenge, I return to the familiar story of the battle of Jericho. The battle strategy, if you can call it such, was to march around the city once a day for six days. On the seventh day, they were to march around the city seven times and when...
Thanksgiving is quickly coming with the days flying past; and so, we continued to focus on giving thanks … “All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) I have seen God’s salvation, provision,...
The news this week has been heartbreaking. It’s difficult to process horrific acts of violence, and the senseless robbing of innocent lives. It is on weeks like this, all we can do is bow low before our God and pray. My thoughts turn to remember Jesus riding on...
Another week in the Book of Romans proved to be a week of comfort, encouragement, and truth. We began with reading Romans 9:1-13. Here we see Paul, his heart broken, for those who are not in the family of God. We all need a heart like his. A heart broken and willing...
“Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness (uprightness, justice, and right standing with You)! You have freed me when I was hemmed in and enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me and hear my prayer.” (Psalm 4:1, AMPC) “Pressure...