Tag: Bible
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Slightly Obsessed #134: New Year’s Day, All Year Long
Behold, I am making all things new. – Revelation 21:5 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. – 2 Corinthians 5:17 The snow fell all day, blanketing the yard and surrounding hills in a soft white whisper. Christmas still adorns…
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Slightly Obsessed #133: What Will Your Tomorrow Bring?
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God. – Luke 2:13 The night lay heavily over the fields, formless and void, just like every other night. The man finished his patrol and returned to the small fire where the others gathered to warm up. He pulled up…
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Slightly Obsessed #131: Save Our Souls
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil. – Hebrews 6:19 The fishing vessel lunged toward the sky upon a heaving wave and careened down its black back as the herculean storm roiled the ocean beneath them. Rain pounded…
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Slightly Obsessed #130: The One Word that Bothers Me This Thanksgiving
Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy. – Ezekiel 16:49 My feet throbbed as I eased into bed after a long day. Like millions of other Americans, I’m gearing up for the…
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Slightly Obsessed #129: Do Heaven and Hell Know You?
This is the highest praise that earth or hell affords—to be classified by the enemy as one with Jesus. – Leonard Ravenhill Visiting a big church for the first time is nerve-wracking. Once you get past the cheery greeters just inside the doors, you seem to disappear. As you make your way to the sanctuary,…
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Slightly Obsessed #128: Beyond the Veil
So we do not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. – 2 Corinthians 4:18 (Holman Christian Bible) One moment he felt strong and young and immortal. The next moment, his life crashed around him, the veil between two…
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Slightly Obsessed #127: The Overused, Misunderstood Four-letter Word
For God so loved the world… Recently I saw this posted on social media by a stranger: “Please don’t be offended if I don’t reply or follow you. But I love you!” Uh, okay. I pondered the introduction. This person wanted me to know he may or may not decide to ever communicate with me.…
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Slightly Obsessed #126: Three Diamonds for Ava
But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love. – 1 Corinthians 13:13 The ballroom awaited the bride and groom for the evening wedding, resplendent in readiness. A massive chandelier of mirrors hung from the vaulted ceiling, capturing and reflecting every movement below. The lights were dimmed, but the…
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Slightly Obsessed #124: When Justice Comes Slowly
Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly, therefore the hearts of the sons of men among them are given fully to do evil. – Ecclesiastes 8:11 Be sure your sin will find you out. – Numbers 32:23 He sat waiting just outside the circle of the streetlight, poised in the shadows…
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Slightly Obsessed #123: The Secret Feast
All the days of the afflicted are bad, But a cheerful heart has a continual feast. – Proverbs 15:15 As people count strength, Betsie was a frail person. Chronic illness had battered her small frame even before she was herded with the others on a train headed to a Nazi death camp. Unlike her…
