God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble… Psalm 46:1 (NLT) He occasionally appears at one of my regular lunch spots, first emerging as a speck in my rear view mirror. I make my way through the drive-thru, order up my Number One—no pickles and a half Coke/half Diet Coke—and then make my way
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Psalm 130:7 (NIV) Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. Lately I’ve been burning the midnight oil at work. There are several projects that demand my time and have required some extra hours away from my family. Coming home late from work is no fun, the kids
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Matthew 22:38-39 (NIV) This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ My class of grade school boys were all wound up but the lesson began and we plowed through the topic of the morning; “Love.” Not the favorite subject for the typical grade school aged male. Nonetheless they gave me
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Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. One of the songs I remember singing as a kid growing up in church had a couple lines in the middle that went something like, “Prone to wander Lord I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love.” In my simple faith I
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Psalm 46:1-3 (NIV) God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. It’s one of the most significant questions keeping many people from trusting in
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Psalm 86:15(NIV) But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. I once had a job that I really loved. Every day when I woke up the first thing that I thought of was getting to work. I found the work to be stimulating and I got along really well with my
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God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 (NIV) Have you ever heard of Purple Martins? More than one million North Americans put up “housing” for these birds each year in the hopes that they will take up summer residence on their property. I am one of them. But the other day when I was
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Jonah 1:3 (NIV) But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord. Joe a friend of mine was a talker. Get him going on any subject and he’ll
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