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Devoted to Prayer?
When you think about activities of the Church that reveal its priorities, what comes to mind? Preaching the Bible? Observing Communion? Helping the poor? Healing the sick? Teaching our young the fundamentals of the faith? Evangelism? Foreign missions? Baptism? How … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 1:14, Acts 2:42, Acts 6:4, benevolence, Christ, christianity, church, Church of Christ, Colossians 4:12, elders, faith, God, maturity, Prayer, priorities, religion, Romans 12:12, spiritual discipline, Spiritual Formation, spirituality, truth, unity
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Prayer for Rescue from Deceit
Few experiences are so distressing as having someone lie about you. Anger and bitterness threaten to consume my soul when I am the victim of slander. The writer of Psalm 120 prays for deliverance from lies. He warns of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Call for Fire Seminar, christianity, deceit, faith, lies, meditation, Paalm 121, Prayer, Psalms, Psalms of Ascent, reflection, relationships, religion, spiritual warfare, spirituality, truth, worship
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A Prayer, a Song, and a Memory in the Night
When life is darkest, what do we pray? When hope dims, what songs do we sing? When opponents taunt, on what memories do we rely? In his prayer to the Lord, the writer of Psalm 119 provides his answers to … Continue reading
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Tagged advent, comfort, disappointment, faith, grief, Jesus, Lament, obedience, persecution, Psalm 119, Psalms, songs of faith, spiritual discipline, Spiritual Formation, spirituality, Torah
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A Prayer When Afraid
Did you ever notice that the words “Don’t be afraid” are spoken when you are most afraid? In Mark 4, a storm arises while Jesus and his disciples are in a boat on the Sea of Galilee. His disciples are … Continue reading
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Tagged despair, dread, faith, fear, forgiveness, grace, grief, Jeremiah, Jesus, Lament, Lamentations, loss, Mark 4, peace, Prayer, redemption, Spiritual Formation, spirituality, unemployment
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Praying Thankfully in the Congregation
In this season of Thanksgiving, we express our gratefulness to God by enjoying gifts he has given us: food, family, shelter, clothing, and friends. In Psalm 111, we discover additional aspects of our lives for which we should give thanks. … Continue reading
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Tagged Call for Fire Seminar, christianity, faith, family, hallelujah, life, Prayer, Psalm 111, Psalms, relationships, religion, Thanksgiving, worship
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A Prayer on Veterans/Armistice Day
On this Veterans Day/Armistice Day weekend: “Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he … Continue reading
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Tagged Armistice Day, chaplaincy, chaplains, christianity, David, faith, life, pacifism, Prayer, Psalm 144, Psalms, relationships, religion, spirituality, Veterans Day
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Our Dance with God
“If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25 ESV). Prayer is our dance with God. We converse, and as we do, at times in harmony, at times in dissonance, we reveal … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, dance with God, faith, Galatians 5:25, grace, Holy Spirit, life, Prayer, reflection, religion, spirituality
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