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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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Praying for Peace when Life’s Storms Overwhelm
Psalm 107 begins the fifth book of the Psalms with a song that remembers hardship. Consecutive sections of the Psalm recall different experiences of suffering and fear in which it seemed the Lord might be absent. Some wander … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, Exodus, faith, Hebrews 13:12-15, hurricane, life, Prayer, Psalm 107, religion, Spiritual Formation, spiritual scars, spirituality, steadfast love, storms of life
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Keys to Confidence
The apostle John writes, “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life”(1 John 5:13). Those words breathe hope. The apostle tells that we … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 John 5, Christ, christianity, confidence, eternal life, faith, God, intercessory prayer, life, Prayer, religion, salvation, spiritual security, submission
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