How to Get Hope Back in Your Life: A Christmas Message of Hope for 2021
In part 1 of this series of Christmas blogs, I spoke of Simeon, the old man who recognized who the baby Jesus was as He was carried into the Temple...
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Can We Make Christmas Meaningful Again? Stories of God Breaking In
“Nunc dimittis,” the old man said. “Now dismiss me…my eyes have seen your salvation, a light for revelation to the Gentiles,...
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Why Does God Allow Suffering? God Pulls Purpose Out of Pain
I was talking with a friend the other day. He had called to pray with me and we talked about long term suffering. My friend commented that “a...
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Does God Care About My Work? 5 Key Ways Our Work Matters to God
We are in a season where many are out of work. Others don’t want to go back to work. Adding to this disruption, jobs, in many fields, are...
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How God Opens the Eyes of the Heart to See the Invisible Realm
A friend of mine has just passed through her own challenging journey with Covid. Three members of her family became sick. They remained at home and...
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Everyone Says “God is Love.” How Do I Accept that God Loves Me?
Last Sunday, as we sat in the living room of our small group hosts, the talk was about “laying a good foundation for our faith.” Though...
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What is Holiness? How Does the Bible Define Authentic Holiness?
When the word holiness, or biblical holiness, is used, it unfortunately conjures up for many, images of black robed, stern preachers wagging their...
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How Can I Gain Victory Over Temptation? What is God’s Way Out?
I remember a sermon from years ago. The pastor told a story of a married woman coming to him for help. She told him that one night, while alone, she...
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Is it Possible to Recover from Grief? You Can Live and Love Again
Is it possible to recover from grief? That is the fear filled and pressing question many have when the worst possible things they can imagine...
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Need Fresh Hope? 9 Ways to Encourage Yourself in the Lord
Recently, I woke up feeling heavy. What was the source? The national news? Some aches and pains? Frustration over church matters? Well, you know. We...
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What is Forgiveness in the Bible? | How You Can Forgive Others and Find Freedom
R. T. Kendall is an amazing pastor and teacher. He also writes prolifically. In my opinion, probably the best book he has written thus far is Total...
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What Does the Bible Say are Signs of a Hardened Heart?
I have been writing about the heart all this month, thanks to a reader’s questions. But I would be missing something if I did not speak about...
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Hope for Those in Deep Pain | Jesus Heals the Brokenhearted
As I read articles on Jesus healing the brokenhearted, I find a flaw in many of them. The authors speak of how Jesus died for us on the cross and...
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What are the true meanings of “soul” and “heart” from a biblical perspective?
We sang a song in church this morning. In it, we asked God to be at the “center of our heart and soul.” It’s intriguing to me that...
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How You Can Have Total Breakthrough from Fear of Man
The Bible has an excellent verse about the effects of being afraid of people. It says, in Proverbs 29:25 NIV, “The fear of man lays a snare,...
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Raising Kids Who Won’t Throw Their Faith Away
While taking care of my granddaughters the other day, they followed up on a task their mom had given them. They were to sort through their games and...
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How to Wait on the Lord | Rethinking Life’s Delays
A few days ago, we were set to fly to the west coast to visit our daughter. Knowing we would return after this trip very late at night, we decided...
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How to Stop Feeling Guilty | Biblical Help
A woman once came to see me as I was doing pastoral care with people in recovery. She told me of a verse that was literally life saving for her. The...
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Can God Restore a Broken Marriage? | 7 Spiritual Steps
Last week, I interviewed a very special person, Meghan Villatoro, for my podcast, Rooted by the Stream which is live this week. Meghan has a blog,...
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How Do I Leave My Worries to God?
I read a wonderful headline at christianitytoday.com. It said this: “Coronavirus Searches Lead Millions to Hear about Jesus.” The first...
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How to Get Hope Back in Your Life: A Christmas Message of Hope for 2021
Can We Make Christmas Meaningful Again? Stories of God Breaking In
Why Does God Allow Suffering? God Pulls Purpose Out of Pain
Does God Care About My Work? 5 Key Ways Our Work Matters to God
How God Opens the Eyes of the Heart to See the Invisible Realm
