Tag: Bible
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Slightly Obsessed #231: Suddenly
In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid;…
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Slightly Obsessed #230: Are We Spiritual Darwinists?
From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day. Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, ‘God forbid it, Lord! This shall never happen…
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Slightly Obsessed #229: When Pain Is a Good Thing
God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world. – C.S. Lewis It’s deep into the football season. Some players have been sidelined with season-ending injuries, while others limp through the games. In a 2016 ESPN article entitled “How NFL…
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Slightly Obsessed #228: The God of the Grateful
I will remember the works of the LORD: yes, I will remember Your wonders of old. I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds. – Psalm 77:11-12 (Berean Study Bible) The voice on the other end of the line sternly lectured me. “Pam,” the doctor scolded, “You’re in denial. Accept…
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Slightly Obsessed #227: Release the Beautiful
But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of…
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Slightly Obsessed #226 Triune
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12 God created mankind in His image, we are told in Genesis. His image is expressed through humanity…
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Slightly Obsessed #225: Why Lightning Doesn’t Strike the Wicked
But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. The Lord is not slow about…
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Slightly Obsessed #224: When the Pressure Feels Too Great
My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord Or loathe His reproof, For whom the Lord loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights. – Proverbs 3:11-12 It sits in our dining room in all its four-foot, leafy splendor. It’s a fig tree, and it’s a bonsai. At least, it…
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Slightly Obsessed #223: Right Clothes, Wrong Spirit
Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. – Matthew 7:15 Turn on the television, and the assault begins. The whole world appears to be shouting, “Look at me! Look at me!” Everyone wants to sell their worldviews, their products, or their validation. The church isn’t…
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Slightly Obsessed #222: The Rain
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. – James 5:18 This summer has lain heavy on my soul. As the hills surrounding my valley turned dry and brown in the daily heat, so I have withered under an unrelenting spiritual oppression. I read my Bible, prayed…
