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Perfect Peace – Isaiah 26:1-4
One of the most jarring aspects of the covid-19 pandemic is the absolute absence of defense that there is against a virus. It is an enemy that you can only hope to hide from or outrun, because if you
Continue reading...Besetting Sins – Isaiah 20
Shame: a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute (Merriam-Webster). It can be devastating. Articles abound on how to deal with its destructive consequences. Isaiah had to experience it to
Continue reading...Firm Faith – Isaiah 7:1-9
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been in the spotlight of late because of his daily updates on the battle of New York against covid-19, and really, because he has demonstrated an appropriate fear of
Continue reading...Love With Faith – Ephesians 6:21-24
I never cease to marvel at Jesus. He had the ability to speak truth into people’s lives that was sometimes hard and yet they loved him. And this no doubt springs from the fact that he completely
Continue reading...Made Alive – Ephesians 2:1-10
Healthline.com describes confusion as “a symptom that makes you feel as if you can’t think clearly. You might feel disoriented and have a hard time focusing or making decisions. Confusion is also
Continue reading...Naked I Came – Job 1:6-22
When I got into high school in my new home in St. Louis, MO, I didn’t want to draw attention to myself, I was shy. So when on the first day of classes they called roll, “William Johnson!”,
Continue reading...Perfect in Weakness – 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
In an excellent article on The Anguish and Agonies of Charles Spurgeon in Christian History, a chronicle of Spurgeon’s musings on suffering against the backdrop of his extreme sufferings is made.
Continue reading...Comfort – 2 Corinthians 1:1-11
Joni Eareckson Tada! After being paralyzed from a diving accident at age of 16 in 1967, she went through anger, depression, suicidal thoughts and doubts about her faith in Christ, but finally found her
Continue reading...Unacceptable – Matthew 26:47-56
I’ll never forget him standing in front of us, having been diagnosed with inoperable cancer and having gone through multiple experimental treatments with only temporary results, and telling us that
Continue reading...Love Says No – Matthew 26:36-46
How many people do you know who have given up on God because He didn’t answer a prayer for them that they felt needed to be answered if God is a God of love? I have heard it many times. I’ve
Continue reading...Only One Who Is Good – Matthew 19:16-30
You may remember the parody of the self-affirmation movement done by Al Franken on Saturday Night Live. His character, Stuart Smalley, affirmed to himself, “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough,
Continue reading...Mustard Seed Faith – Matthew 17:14-20
I remember thinking that this poor man who could not speak and who desperately wanted to speak needed a miracle. He had come to the center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where we were ministering to street children
Continue reading...Faith-Boost – Matthew 15:29-39
What’s wrong with me? I see God do mighty things, like rid someone of a demon or solve a difficult life issue, but the very next time I am faced with the same situation, I feel nervous about whether
Continue reading...Unusual Signs – Matthew 14:34-36
You don’t have to scour the internet very long to find testimonies of miracles people have experienced. Are all of them real? Of course not. But I have no doubt that many of them are and that God
Continue reading...Walk on Water – Matthew 14:22-33
I’m a little nuts about the movie Tombstone and the character of Doc Holliday, played by Val Kilmer. After Wyatt Earp has just braved charging the enemy and defeating them in a hail of bullets, one
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