• Tonight you turned on the tv. Gloom, death, and agony are everywhere. The smell of sulfur pervades the airwaves as Satan dances in the blood of destroyed lives. Disgusted, you turn the set off. Then you worry what you may be missing. What if something’s happening you need to know about? You checked out social…

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  • Listen to this article Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great. God to Abram -Genesis 15:1 You probably still know the song by heart. Father Abraham had many sons. Many sons had Father Abraham. I am one of them, and so are you. So let’s just…

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  • And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. The guards shook for fear of him and became like dead men. The angel said…

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  •   And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’  Hardly had I left them  When I found him whom my soul loves;  I held on to him and would not let him go.  – Song of Solomon 3:4  The little artificial tree perches on an antique treadle sewing machine, swathed in a…

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  • So whoever will humble himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. – Matthew 18:4 He enters a room with six-year-old abandon, bursting with enthusiasm. He never shows up at our house empty-handed, though. Sometimes he clutches his newest collection of cards or rocks or fishing gear to show us. Often…

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  •   I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all, in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now. – Philippians 1:3-5   Another day sinks into eternity without resolution, yanking the scab from the wounds of battle.   In…

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  • But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger…. – James 1:19 A well-known Bible scholar recently posted some interesting news relating to current events on social media. The comment section was instantly bombarded with heated arguments. People who claimed to be Christians traded harsh and ignorant barbs. They posted…

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  •   Because in much wisdom there is much grief; and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain. – Ecclesiastes 1:18   A heavy dawn groans into a new day, dragging an underbelly full of yesterday’s burdens. Like the clouds, I awaken gray. Whiny child inhabiting an elder’s body, my first lucid thought of the day is…

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  •   Peter responded and said to Him, ‘Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.’  And He said, ‘Come!’ And Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.  But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and when he began to sink, he…

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  •   But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to distinguish between good and evil. – Hebrews 5:14   We walked through the tall, dry grass with a forester friend as we checked out the progress of the fledgling evergreens on our property overlooking the river valley. The men sauntered down…

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  •   When God Invades Our Despair   Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week…. -Matthew 28:1 So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus…

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  •   What is left when a pandemic takes down our world?     And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.’ When the angels had gone away from them…

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Pamela Thorson

Believer, wife, mom, grandma, nurse. Contributor at cmaddict.com. Homeschooling vet. Daughter of the American Revolution. Charred but still standing.