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Silence before God
It is good and instructive to keep silence before God, to listen to His Word, and to observe His mighty acts. Today we meet some who...
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Jul 8, 2017
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Can we have a Barnabas or two?
Here we meet a man who demonstrated that wise words spoken by one filled with the Holy Spirit can be used by God to accomplish great good...
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Jul 3, 2017
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God’s Timing: does He schedule things?
Does God control both what happens and when? Jesus Christ’s disciple knows that God orchestrates all of life down to the minutest detail....
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Apr 29, 2017
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Chaos: the old normal
Chaos is not the new normal. Â It has happened before and it will happen again. Â But there is a wisdom and guidance from God for His...
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Apr 28, 2017
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When Suffering Doesn’t Make Sense
God providentially controls our suffering. But why He sends suffering is not always obvious to us. Â How do we handle such situations?...
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Apr 11, 2017
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What to do while longing for the Kingdom
It’s natural and good to be longing for the full arrival of the kingdom of God. But Jesus gave us an assignment while we are waiting.  Do...
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Apr 7, 2017
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Hated, Excluded, Reviled, Spurned, Blessed
What? Hated, Excluded, Reviled, Spurned, Blessed. Â This is how Jesus described His disciples. Â An odd group of words and an odd group of...
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Mar 28, 2017
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Leave all; Plod on
Jesus Christ calls His people to leave all and follow Him. Are His promises and presence enough to keep you plodding on to the end?...
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Jan 28, 2017
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How to Know You’ve Learned
Like people in Bible times, we struggle to apply what we think we have learned in the past to current challenges. How can we tell we have...
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Jan 27, 2017
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How long, Lord?
Today’s reading Exodus 4-6; Matthew 16 Selected verses Say therefore to the people of Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out...
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Jan 23, 2017
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We groan, but does God know?
Today’s reading Exodus 1-3; Matthew 15:21-39 Selected Verses And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham,...
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Jan 22, 2017
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Worse before Better
Pain shows evidence of healing Sometimes it has to get worse, before it gets better. Â A friend of mine learned this as she was healing...
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Nov 27, 2016
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