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Reflecting on the Anniversary of My Son’s Death
I’ve reflected today on Psalm 90. While today is recognized in the United States this year as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 21 in 2019 is the fourth anniversary of a day that began with a telephone call informing … Continue reading
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Tagged a severe mercy, adoption, christianity, death, grief, grief recovery, Lament, love, mourning, pain, Psalm 90, Psalms, renewal, sorrow, Spiritual Formation, spiritual warfare, spirituality, vale of soul-making
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A Prayer When We Are Running Away from God
Hosea’s wife did not respond to his love. She left him for a life of prostitution. But then as Hosea chapter 3 begins, God calls Hosea to go love his wife as God loves his people. When Hosea finally found … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Peter 2:10, Christ, christianity, forgiveness, God, Hosea, Israel, love, Prayer, pursuit, relationships, religion, spirituality
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A Prayer of Gratitude for My Father
Today would have been my Dad’s birthday. He would have been 86 years old. I always believed firmly that he would live at least into his nineties, so on this date each year I feel as if someone and something … Continue reading
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Tagged children, christianity, faith, family, grief, life, love, ministry, parenting, relationships, spirituality
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A Prayer for God’s Steadfast Love
“Let your steadfast love come to me, O LORD, your salvation according to your promise, then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word” (Psalm 119:41 ESV). The twenty-two sections of the … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, courage, Exodus 34:6-7, faith, God, hesed, love, obedience, Prayer, Psalm 119:41-48, religion
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A Prayer as 2017 Ends
As 2017 winds to a close, I pause to ponder the blessings God has given me in 2017. I retired from a military career that last several years longer than I dreamed when I began. While that career took twists … Continue reading
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Tagged chaplaincy, faith, life, love, Prayer, reflection, reflections on 2017, relationships, religion
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A Prayer for Awareness of God’s Love
“Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous!” Psalm 33 begins with that call to song and thanksgiving to the God who created and sustains the universe. The psalmist praises God’s creative power. He describes God’s character – God … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, faith, fear, God, hope, love, love of God, paience, Pearl Harbor, Prayer, Psalm 33, relationships, religion, salvation, submission
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Prayer to the God Who Is True
“I will recount the steadfast love of the LORD, the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD has granted us, and the great goodness to the house of Israel that he has granted them according to his … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, compassion, faithfulness, God, gratitude, integrity, Isaiah 64:7, Jesus, love, Prayer, relationships, steadfast love, thankfulness, Thanksgiving
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