Tag: Christian
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Slightly Obsessed #216: Daddy Has You
Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him. – Psalm 103:13 They call them fur babies, those pets we adore and spoil and spend too much money on each year. The other day I rolled up to a stop light along with the usual…
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Slightly Obsessed #215: Sunday School Had It Right
Let them praise the name of the Lord, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above earth and heaven. – Psalm 148:13 A Ugandan acquaintance of ours once told us how he learned to master his Sunday school lessons. “The right answer,” he said with a grin, “is always, ‘Jesus.’ As a child, no…
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Slightly Obsessed #214: Friendly Fire
We love, because He first loved us. If someone says, ‘I love God,’ and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. – 1 John 4:19-20 In 1788, the Austrians were at war with Turkey. Determined…
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Slightly Obsessed #213: God of the Mountains
By Rebekah Hamley I always feel closest to God when I’m in nature. And on my hike in the Hunua Range, New Zealand, I felt His presence all around me. Life has thrown many challenges these last couple months and my future is full of unknowns, but as I explored His magnificent creation, I…
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Slightly Obsessed #212: Believe
For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward. – Job 5:7 Jesus said, ‘Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.’ – John 14:1 If it can go wrong, it will. It is said that the author of that gem was Captain Edward A. Murphy. He reportedly…
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Slightly Obsessed #211: Can a Worm Fly?
He does great things which we cannot comprehend. – Job 37:5 NKJV The harvest long gone, the ground lay in deep slumber. A tiny hard seed fell unnoticed to the earth. For months it lay unseen. But within that tiny shell, the blueprint for a full-grown tree rested in the cold, black soil. In spring,…
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Slightly Obsessed #210: Arise
Do not be afraid any longer, only believe. – Mark 5:36 She lay on her bed with her eyes closed, her long, black lashes kissing her gaunt cheeks. Her father hovered over her in distress, the sight of her ravaged body disemboweling him again. He had never, ever, felt so helpless, so full of pain.…
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Slightly Obsessed #208: Scorched by Trial
Lift up a song for Him who rides through the deserts, Whose name is the LORD, and exult before Him. – Psalm 68:4 A new year usually begins with hope and promise set against the backdrop of winter. My new year began in the heat of a blistering emotional desert. People I love are in…
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Slightly Obsessed #207: The Real Avenger
Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord. – Romans 12:19 The person on the other end of the phone line needed my last name. When I gave it to him, he paused before asking, “Are…
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Slightly Obsessed #206 A Portrait of Faith: Willing to Learn
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. – Matthew 11:29 NKJV Decades ago, when my husband and I were new Christians, a series of small and incidental “signs” convinced us a windfall was coming our way. We…
