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6/29/2022 0 Comments

Understanding Delay

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I hope this is an encouraging word for someone—discouraged by delays, by the hiccups of life that seem insidious; by the time that goes too fast when you want it to be slow and too slow when you want it to be fast. ​

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4/7/2022 0 Comments

Guaranteed!

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​Payne lives in the United States but is from Great Britain. Payne grew up as an agnostic.  When he came to the U.S., he accepted an invitation to church and heard the minister encourage people to give in support of the ministry.  Payne was surprised when the pastor guaranteed that if anyone tithed and did not see God bless their efforts and consequently lost money, he would return their total gift.  After the service, he went up to the pastor and said, “Let me get this straight.  You are giving us a money-back guarantee if we give and do not see an increase in our finances?”  The pastor replied, “I’ve been pastoring for over 30 years, and I have never lost this challenge—so yes, I’m giving you a money-back guarantee!”

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8/28/2021 0 Comments

Withering

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The Hebrew word navel, basically means wither or lose heart. It is used twenty times in the Old Testament. The word describes Moses in Exodus 18:18—warned about wearing out from trying to judge the people alone. Eleven times it refers to plants dying. Isaiah uses it to show people withering from sin (Isaiah 64:6). When you think of the condition of the world right now does it feel like it is withering? Such a thought should not be surprising for God warned us that this would happen. 

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5/31/2021 0 Comments

Wilderness Lessons

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If one were to find a synonym for wilderness in the Bible it would be fairly safe to substitute hardship.  The Holman Christian Standard Bible uses the term wilderness 150 times.[1]  The majority of references applied to Israel wandering through deserts that resulted in all but two adults over 40 dying and a whole lot of complaining and suffering.  The fascinating thing is that God has a penchant for leading His people through wildernesses, to include His own Son (Matthew 4:1). Why does He do this?

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4/7/2021 1 Comment

Leaving

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Exodus 13:4—Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving. 
 
The month of Abib, (called Nisan in the post-exilic period), extends from March to April.  Moses in the passage above was addressing his countrymen at a most historic time. God rescued them from their Egyptian oppressors and now they were headed into what would become a 40-year desert ordeal.  They of course did not know that—they were expecting a fairly quick move to Canaan, the Promised Land. Their leaving was done in haste with little preparation and no doubt great anxiety mixed with the joy of liberation.  

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11/24/2020 1 Comment

Thankful

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It will go down in history as perhaps mankind’s most bizarre year. Never has the entire globe in unison shut down because of a virus.  Restrictions in travel, work, recreation, size of gatherings etc., have ruined businesses, increased the number of suicides and deaths for those with other ailments who cannot be hospitalized, amped fear to unprecedented levels, and created a huge divide in opinion over what should or should not be done.  Meanwhile political unrest, rolling waves of violence, storms and disasters add to the cacophony of 2020.  


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6/18/2020 1 Comment

Despair: The Lord's Hand is Against Me

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Ten times the word despair is used in the Holman Bible.  Fittingly Job is the source of one third of them.  The Psalmist cried out, “Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I waited for sympathy, but there was none; for comforters, but found no one” (Psa. 69:20).  Despair is the stuff of hopelessness.  It is a sinking feeling that saps one’s resolve.  If not properly addressed it becomes the lingering glue of gloom.  



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5/15/2020 0 Comments

These Are Your Promises

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In hard times, the assurance of help is a cold glass of water to a parched soul.   Isn’t it great to know that no matter the circumstances that surround us, God’s promises are real, present, and cannot be defeated?  Joy comes when we live in God’s fulfilled word—word that is for us so that we might live in victory.

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5/7/2020 0 Comments

Joshua

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Joshua 14:10-12—"As you see, the Lord has kept me alive these 45 years as He promised, since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel was journeying in the wilderness. Here I am today, 85 years old.  I am still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. My strength for battle and for daily tasks is now as it was then. Now give me this hill country the Lord promised me on that day, because you heard then that the Anakim are there, as well as large fortified cities. Perhaps the Lord will be with me and I will drive them out as the Lord promised.”

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4/30/2020 0 Comments

Lord God, What Can You Give Me?

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Do you ever have times where confusion is far more real than clarity?  Has God given you a word in the past that seems impossible to fulfill based on current realities?  If you answered “yes” to either of those questions, it should not be hard to relate to Abram.  ​

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11/23/2019 2 Comments

How to Overcome Challenges to Faith

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​George McDonald once wrote, “A man’s real belief is that which he lives by.”  One of the best measurements of a person’s faith is to observe how that person responds to adversity.  Here are twelve steps that I believe make all the difference in overcoming challenges to our faith.

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4/19/2019 1 Comment

Confession Liturgy

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Psalm 85:15--But You, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth


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3/19/2019 1 Comment

The Power of Belief

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My son Bryan was invited to share his story at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. He was one of two featured speakers on a night when almost every participant in the room shared some kind of disability.  Disabilities included Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS), asthma, depression, cancer, arthritis, etc.  Each person was asked to write a poem about their challenges and to highlight what was bad as well as what was good.  Then, throughout the evening, volunteers could come to the front of the room and share what they wrote.


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6/8/2018 0 Comments

Bliss

Part of the retirement process when leaving the military is to make sure that one’s physical maladies or challenges are all reviewed by the Veterans Administration to determine if the veteran may be owed compensation.  I had to undergo a battery of tests to see if past injuries or problems with my Achilles tendon, ankles, knees, hips, lower back, shoulder, hearing, sinuses, hair loss and sleep deprivation were service-related.  I was asked all kinds of personal questions by the sleep psych0logist I met with to see if anxiety, depression, any kind of drug or chemical addiction etc. were preventing me from falling asleep.  I mentioned multiple times that my problem getting to sleep is lifelong and has to do with an overactive brain that does not shut off easily.  I assured her that even though it is a battle for me to rest, I am mostly full of joy and did not blame the military for my condition.  I don’t think she was expecting that answer. ​

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5/31/2018 0 Comments

Do Not Fear

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Zephaniah 3:15,16--The Lord has removed your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. The King of Israel, Yahweh, is among you; you need no longer fear harm.  On that day it will be said to Jerusalem: “Do not fear; Zion, do not let your hands grow weak.
 

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1/17/2017 0 Comments

Say You're My Sister

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Genesis 12:10-13—There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine in the land was severe. When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know what a beautiful woman you are. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’  They will kill me but let you live.  Please say you’re my sister so it will go well for me because of you, and my life will be spared on your account.”
 
The story of Abraham would make a great movie.  Knowing how attractive his wife was and what the Egyptians were like, he was correct in being concerned.  Pharaoh’s 

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4/15/2016

Two Great Promises

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Joshua 1:5—No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. I will be with you, just as I was with Moses.  I will not leave you or forsake you.
 
What is your motivation for reading the Bible? Some people enjoy the stories. Others find that the instruction and advice is valuable.  Personally, when I study Scripture I am looking for ways to apply it to my life. One year as I read through the Word I put a “P” beside every verse where God gave a promise.  I used a green marker so that now whenever I am reading I can quickly spot promises throughout Genesis to Revelation.  

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12/30/2015 0 Comments

Psalm 91 for Protection

Peggy Joyce Ruth and Angela Ruth Schum wrote stimulating stories to complement their verse by verse analysis of Psalm 91 in their book Psalm 91 God’s Shield of Protection.  They also compiled a stirring collection of stories from people who experienced, first-hand God’s protection as a result of claiming passages in Psalm 91—by faith.  

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9/24/2011 0 Comments

Protector

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Psalm 121—I raise my eyes toward the mountains.  Where will my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.  He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber . . . The LORD protects you; the LORD is a shelter right by your side . . . The LORD will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life.  The LORD will protect your coming and going both now and forever. 
 

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9/3/2011 0 Comments

Storms

As hurricane Irene approached the eastern coast of the U.S., the media were concerned the category 3 storm would inflict catastrophic damage from North Carolina to New England.  My quiet time passage for August 26, the day before the hurricane was to hit, was Psalm 107.  Verse 29 reads, “He made the storm be still and the waves of the sea were hushed” (ESV).  Reminded of God’s awesome power, I prayed, Lord, You have many people who love You in that region, please calm the storm and hush the waves, spare our country the enormous damage that large hurricane might inflict.  

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