GOD’S SUPERIOR STRENGTH Jeremiah 31:11 “The Lord will deliver Jacob… from the hand of those stronger than they.” Jeremiah 31:10-14 In his book From the Pit to the Pulpit, John Stroup shares m about powerful, unfriendly forces of life that battered and bruised him physically, sexually and emotionally. He notes, “I started using drugs before […]
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A BEAUTIFUL ENDING Revelation 21:2 “I saw the Holy City. .. coming down out of heaven from God.” Revelation 21:2-5, 9-11 On a warm evening, I met up with friends in a busy part of the city centre. We were excited to eat at a restaurant that offered live jazZ music outside, but when we
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SHEEP CROSSING Ezekiel 34:15 “I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the Sovereign Lord. Ezekiel 34:11-16 Traffic came to a halt, but I had no idea why. There were few cars on the road, and I could see no obvious reason to be stopped. And then, suddenly-to my great surprise
MERCY FOR MASS MURDERERS? Acts 9:13 “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard… about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people.” Acts 9:1-17 Andrew, a Christian solicitor, faced a dilemma. He had been asked to represent a universally-hated mass murderer imprisoned for over two decades, who now claimed she was
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WISHING FOR JOY 1 John 1:2,4 “We proclaim to you the eternal life, which. .. has appeared to us. .. . We write this to make our joy complete. 1 John 1:1-4 In her blog post “Regrets of the Dying,” Bronnie Ware outlines regrets she heard as a nurse caring for the terminally ill. Among
JESUS REACHES FOR YOU Mark 1:41 “Jesus… reached out his hand and touched the man.” Mark 1:40-45 Letty, a cleaner in an office building, was known for walking fast–really fast. In doing so, she could easily avoid people. Wounded by poverty and accustomed to condescension, she passed others with one hand reflexively covering part of
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