Tag: Bible
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Slightly Obsessed #201 A Portrait of Faith: Thirsty
Jesus said, Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. – Matthew 5:6 Ask a Christian what the word “faith” means, and you’re likely to hear a quote from the Bible. Most of us know at least part of the King James version of Hebrews 11:1, which tells…
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Slightly Obsessed #200: God Sees Your Despair
God said, ‘Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him.’ – Psalm 91:14 She was well-dressed, beautiful, and accomplished. She had just flown across the country to teach at a conference and looked fully the part. Sharp. Witty. Color-coordinated. And she may have left with that image safely in place, except that she…
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Slightly Obsessed #199: Let No One Take Your Song
Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones. – Psalm 149:1 An Age under Judgment A 2014 Fox News poll reported fifty-eight percent of voters polled in the U. S. believe the world is, in their words, “going to hell in a handbasket.”*…
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Slightly Obsessed #197: The Thief at Your Door
Jesus said, ‘The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.’ – John 10:10 Trouble comes in waves, hitting you when you least expect it. The dog gets sick, the transmission falls out of the car, an unexpected doctor bill comes due, and…
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Slightly Obsessed #195: What Is the Apocalypse?
So it will be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed. – Luke 17:30 (English Standard Version) Add -pocalypse or -mageddon to any event and create your own disaster. The Long Range Weather Forecast published by The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2017 accurately predicted a bitter winter last year, which dumped so much…
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Slightly Obsessed #194 Heaven Is Calling: More than an Angel
For to which of the angels did God ever say: ‘You are my Son; today I have become Your Father’? Or again: ‘I will be His Father, and He will be My Son’? – Hebrews 1:5 (Berean Study Bible) God couldn’t have said it much plainer than in Hebrews 1:5. The question is rhetorical, with…
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Slightly Obsessed #193: The Day America Looked Up
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and remarkable Day of the Lord comes. – Acts 2:20 (Holman Christian Standard Bible) They came from around the world, transfixed by the spectacle. They filled motels, jammed the highways, and staked their claim on a piece of history as…
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Slightly Obsessed #191: Give the Gift of Courage
Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing. – 1 Thessalonians 5:11 My father lay propped up in the hospital bed, his face ashen against the white sheets. My stepmother and I huddled around him in the cramped space of the progressive care unit in which he recuperated. He had…
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Slightly Obsessed #190: A Warbird’s Lesson
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. – Isaiah 41:10 On a recent hot July day, we took in an air show in our town. Vintage planes, including a couple of impressive old warbirds, sat majestically on the tarmac for inspection as we darted from wing to wing to find relief from…
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Slightly Obsessed #189: The Calling
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! – Isaiah 43:1 It must have been a haunting reminder. For three days his faith lay in the grave with the Savior’s body, tormented by the rooster’s crow mocking his proclamation of loyalty and public desertion. After the…
