The Servant in Battle I have a book of Puritan prayers titled, The Valley of Vision. It is a help to me when I am seeking to be still and pray. One particular prayer was an encouragement to me during the week of July 25th, “The Servant in Battle.” It reminded me that “Calvary broke the dragon’s head, and I contend with […]
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As we turn the page of our calendar to the New Year, the phrase “Out with the old, in with the new” comes to mind. This is the time of year when we think about changes that we want to make to improve our life. I’d like to share with you what is going out
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“If we bring our bikes, is there a place where we can lock them?” “What do we do there?” “Is it hard? I hope we don’t have to memorize the times tables. I’m not very good at that.” These were the questions that two neighbor girls asked me when I invited them to Good News
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Imagine that you must knock on the door of someone who does not know you. You stand outside and wait. Someone peers through the peep hole and opens the door a crack to see if you are someone they want to talk to. “Yes?” they ask cautiously. By now you are feeling very uncomfortable. But
When I write these devotionals, I write about something that God has been teaching me. As I was praying about what to write this time, I wanted to write something light, something cheery. But God kept burdening my heart with something else. While we are encouraged by God’s love and goodness, sometimes God allows
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My family is going through some circumstances that have caused a lot of “ifs” in our lives. Life has forced us to change employment, housing, and place of worship. It is not a very comfortable place to be. Maybe you can relate to such changes. Perhaps you have been or are in similar circumstances. At
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By Rob Waldo · Nov 20, 2020 Luke 2:8 is an important passage of Scripture that mentions a group of shepherds who were dutifully caring for their flock. As shepherds, their life was simple, ordinary, mundane. They were tending their sheep at night, which meant that it was likely a warmer month since the sheep would
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Do you feel like God is calling you closer to Himself? It could be that He wants you to spend more time in His Word. Or has He been convicting you to share Christ with others? Do you recognize a need to memorize Scripture more? Do you need to prioritize your prayer life? I do
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You have just finished raking all the leaves in your yard. You look over the finished task with a satisfied smile on your face. But the next morning you wake up to find the leaves from your neighbor’s yard have blown over into yours. That satisfied smile is now replaced with a frustrated frown. What
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I believe one of the main reasons for the lack of harmony in our world today is because we are all concerned about losing our rights. So, when my rights interfere with your rights, or vice versa, there is discord. Even as Christians, we begin to believe that God owes us certain rights. When we
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