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I’d love to say that I always have great amounts of inner peace and that I never stumble as I walk boldly in faith.
The problem is that I can’t.
I have times occasionally when my level of confidence in my effectiveness for God is less than it should be.
I have times when I lean too much […]

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Morning Devotion: Holy landscaping

There’s no denying the truth of the phrase, “A good marriage takes work.”
But why would “work” be required for two compatible people who typically have a history — somewhere along the way — of being crazy about each other?
Because they’re people, that’s why, not robots.
And people aren’t perfect in what they […]

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Okay, so we know that we can’t command emotions such as telling a child to immediately stop being sad because they’ve just broken their brand-new toy.
No amount of commands from another is going to make the child happy at that moment.
And so it is if something far more serious occurs such as losing a job […]

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Sometimes the stories of scripture are reminiscent of a Hollywood “bustin’ heads, kickin’ tails” guy flick.
Such is the case with the exploits of Jehu, an Old Testament character who was fed up with the scheming, compromising kings of the northern and southern kingdoms for Israel.
You can read about it in today’s One-Year Bible segment but […]

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Every human wants less stress.
Particularly when it comes to those things involving the soul.
God’s Word says that we can have “great peace.”
I want that.
I suppose you do, too.
If the writer of Psalms — inspired by the Holy Spirit — used the word “great” to describe the peace that can be ours from God, then we’re […]

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