Tag: God
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What, Then, Shall We Fear?

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent‘ “Where is the wise? Where is the scribe?…
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The Secret Chamber

“As the fir-tree lifts up itself with a far different need from the need of the palm-tree, so does each man stand before God, and lift up a different humanity to the common Father. And for each, God has a different response. … In every man there is a loneliness, an inner chamber of peculiar…
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Meeting a Wild God in the Stillness

It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God! Romans 10:31 On Friday, driving in town, I was struck by all the cars. All these people busy with life and bustle. Going here, going there. No shortage of things to do, to be. The Honda weaving in and out of…
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The Love of God

Our hospice dog passed away quietly on my husband’s lap a few days ago. And the emotions around his passing in particular have been wide, varied, complex. We are happy that he is not longer in pain and suffering. We no longer have to worry if he has eaten enough. We loved on him and…
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Of Dying Dogs and Broken Computers

The LORD of the Armies says this, “Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the resident alien, or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.”
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And God Is There With Us

My dad called me last Friday. There was something in his voice, a change, a sadness, a loss. He asked a question and talked of other things I honestly don’t remember. I am sure they were important. Then he took a breath. “Do you remember F– and K— A—?” “Of course.” “They were killed this…
