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The Affects of Venomous Anger

VenomAs churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife. — Proverbs 30:33Earlier this year, a friend of mine made me really ...

God Our Father

Doubtless You are our Father… You, O Lord, are our Father; Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name. — Isaiah 63:16When people hear the word father, many different images, memories, ...

Jesus Weeps

Editor’s Note: So many of us are like Martha today: “Help me understand this one, Jesus.” We doubt and yet we trust. Jesus weeps. He weeps with the families of ...

What If Jesus Walked Into Your Church?

For years I sang in the worship band at church. On my scheduled weeks, as we approached the staring time, I stood on stage waiting. Soon the lights dimmed, signaling ...

God’s Words of Life on Rest

Devotional Thought on RestAre you exhausted today? Are you taking pills for energy to get through the day? Or are you on a nervous high and need something to slow ...

The Primary Planner of My Life

FocusCommit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble. — Proverbs ...

When God Makes Lemonade

When I was thirty-seven, I woke up at 2:00 a.m. to sweat-soaked sheets and a fire in my body. My joints were swollen, tender to the touch, and my aching ...

Transformation: The Reluctant Journey

Everyone faces a reluctant journey: A wounded vet looks at the pain-filled path toward uncertain healing. A young schoolteacher discovers the terrors of the first year. A retiree faces uncertain ...

Sabbath: Can I Serve Jesus and Still Enjoy My Life?

Sunday feels odd without church in the morning. It’s the time in the week when we take our bearings, and if we miss it, we’re just following our noses. ~ ...

Love As Christ Loved

If you were to ask me if it’s okay for a man to cry, I’d say, “It depends on what kind of man you are.”Just like there are different kinds ...

How Long Will You Wait to Forgive?

I hadn’t seen my father for ten years. I had no photographs of him at all and just a vague memory of his face the last time I saw him.When ...

God Gives Lessons Over and Over: Learn the First Time

Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance. — Proverbs 1:5In my first job out of college, one of the people I worked ...

Disappointment: Jesus I Tried So Hard!

Dear Jesus,I tried so hard to make it work, but I failed. This situation didn’t end the way that I had hoped and expected it would, and I am so ...

Freedom: Remember His Marvelous Works

Remember His marvelous works which He has done. — Psalm 105:5 On July 3, 1776, following the signing of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams reflected on that important day: ...

Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life

Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. — John 14:6 (NIV) Put your trust in Me, ...

Try a Little Kindness

Colossians 3:12 says,Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.Notice the word clothe. The Greek word literally means “put on.” ...

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