‘Those who know Your name will trust in You, for You, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek You.’ Psalm 9:10 (NIV) Let’s agree right away that life is hard. There is no splitting hairs about it, no glossing it over, no making it sound better than that. But even though ...
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The Book of Psalms contains a collection of prayers, poems, and hymns that focus the worshiper’s thoughts on God in praise and adoration. The Greek verb form, which the noun ‘psalm’ comes, basically denotes the “plucking or twanging of strings” indicating an association with musical accompaniment. Psalms served as the ...
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My God-assignment for the day: substitute teacher, country school, third grade room. The kids were good and that made my day easier. But there was one little guy that just didn’t seem to be able to keep focused on his work. I noticed him repeatedly gazing out the window with ...
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Showing Our Pets The Love They Deserve By Joel B. Friends, many of us own pets and with pet ownership comes a great responsibility. Pets are limited in their ability to take care of themselves. They depend on us to feed, water, and give them attention. If any of these ...
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2 Corinthians 4:5-7 (NLT)—5) We don’t go around preaching about ourselves; we preach Christ Jesus, the Lord. All we say about ourselves is that we are your servants because of what Jesus has done for us. 6) For God, who said “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made ...
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