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The Mindfulness of Jesus

Jesus “saw” what others didn’t. In fact, the Gospels mention that Jesus “saw” forty times. And when he “saw,” he was almost always moved with compassion.An unexpected encounter Jesus had ...

Thankfulness and Joy

This is the day that the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. — Psalm 118:24 NKJVThe world seems a little chaotic and scary sometimes. There ...

You Bring God’s Kingdom To Earth

You Bring God’s Kingdom To EarthWhat exactly is a kingdom?The classic definition is “the territory subject to the rule of a king.” But there is another definition equally as operative ...

Loving Someone Who is Dying

My mother is dying from cancer. Scratch that: she’s living with cancer. She’s quick to point it out; she’s still here. And while cancer is winning the battle, my mother ...

Iron Sharpens Iron

Iron Sharpens IronOne day after the Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Green Bay Packers in their 2017 preseason opener, the reality that the NFL is a cruel business hit Carson ...

You Can’t Build the Kingdom Without the King

Christ is always with us, always asking for room in our hearts. ~ Dorothy DayHarvey and Lois Seifert wrote a tiny book called Liberation of Life, much of it devoted ...

Hope Is Built on God’s Promises

The writer of the book of Hebrews concluded that faith is the substance of our hope. He said,Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things ...

Honoring Authority

A Heartbreaking Interview Several years ago I was interviewed on a live radio talk program of a popular Christian station in a large city in the South. We were discussing ...

Training in Trust

May God, who puts all things together, makes all things whole… Now put you together. — Hebrews 13:18-21 The MessageA round pen is like a corral with no corners. One ...

What Are You Thinking About?

What Are You Thinking About?Whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things. ...

Will You Accept or Reject God’s Love?

In Song of Songs chapter 5, a lover (standing in for God) stands at the door of his beloved and knocks. The woman (who represents each one of us) is ...

Courage Makes a Difference

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord. ...

Where Is God?

Editor’s Note: It’s Sit & Listen Saturday at Devotionals Daily. Enjoy reading as well as listening to this devotion from Unglued Devotional by Lysa TerKeurst. Listen on the blog or ...

Choose to Fellowship, Choose to Forgive

Relationships are like competing in the Indy 500. We’re not talking about a lazy trip down some quiet country road. Relationships are complicated, high-speed stuff. The smallest misjudgment can cause ...

Floods of Tears

Floods of TearsRecord my misery; list my tears on Your scroll — are they not in Your record? — Psalm 56:8When too much pressure is put on the heart, tears ...

In the Morning

In the Morning, Trust God ~ Eugene PetersonO Lord, in the morning Thou dost hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for Thee, and watch. — Psalm ...

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