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… because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 I recently talked to a woman who has very clear ideas about who she believes Jesus “was.” She was surprised when I suggested that…
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And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 She is not weary from doing good, she is weary from arguing with other Christians about the “good” she does. She and her husband are abolitionists.…
Read MoreSleeping Through the Storm
When the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. Jonah 1:5 “Christian,…
Read MoreBaby Dedication
In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. Proverbs 14:26 Twice in recent weeks I have been in a conversation about baby dedications. The first time my own pastor said, “Baby dedications are the most hypocritical days in the church.” I knew what he meant.…
Read MoreConfidence Booster
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. James 1:5 Wisdom can seem illusive in a difficult situation. In our home we are facing a bit of a trial with a new diagnosis of cancer for my husband.…
Read MoreHe Really Does
He will bless those who fear the LORD, both the small and the great. Psalm 115:13 I just got off the phone with a proud grandma. She has a granddaughter who is engaged to be married. Several months before the wedding her fiancé won a trip for two to the Dominican Republic through his…
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