Tag: Bible
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Slightly Obsessed #055: Angel Voices
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.’ – Luke 2:13-14 In Nazareth, one man really appreciated census time. The innkeeper stepped into the street to get more provisions…
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Slightly Obsessed #054: The Heart of a Child
But Jesus said, ‘Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’ -Matthew 19:14 Christmas is for children, just like salvation. We started celebrating Christmas early the year our daughter flew out with her family for the holidays. Long before Thanksgiving,…
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Slightly Obsessed #053: Time Out
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful. – Colossians 3:15 In a holiday season careening out of control, I long for the Deliverer whose arrival we celebrate. It happens every year. I begin the holidays with a fresh thrill of expectation…
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Slightly Obsessed #051: The Ladder Called Life
So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. – Romans 9:16 The futile race to the top He sits on a riding lawnmower as he trims the lush green lawn around his house. In this old commercial for a finance…
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Slightly Obsessed #050: God and the Merman
Now the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon, and placed it beside Dagon. – 1 Samuel 5:1-2 Do we live as if God is a token deity in the pantheon of…
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Slightly Obsessed #049: You Are not Forsaken
I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you. – Hebrews 13:5 Failure is a human condition. One month ago she climbed a silo at an abandoned concrete plant and jumped to her death. Before that day, twelve-year-old Rebecca Sedwick endured nearly a year of bullying by as many as fifteen girls…
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Slightly Obsessed #048: Shipwreck
Look at the ships also, though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, are still directed by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot desires. So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. – James 3:4-5 Life and…
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Slightly Obsessed #047: Why the World Has Not Ended
In the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts, and saying, ‘Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation.’ – 2 Peter 3:3, 4 There is blood in the streets, in the…
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Slightly Obsessed #046: Don’t Judge Me
Do not judge so that you will not be judged. – Matthew 7:1 Do you not know we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life? – 1 Corinthians 6:3 It’s been a long day. I finally flop down on the sofa, turn on my favorite sappy TV show, and tell my…
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Slightly Obsessed #045: Play On
When there is no light by which to read the music, those who know their God by heart play on. –Joni Eareckson Tada She sat on a stage at a large conference in the Philippines, excited to be in that exotic country. Quadriplegic artist and disability advocate Joni Eareckson Tada enjoyed the musical performance…
