Tag: Christian
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Slightly Obsessed #161: A Breath Away from Betrayal
But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. – Psalm 73:2 My youngest son was born this week in 1981. We nearly lost him at birth, and I was ill for a very long time afterward. The physical crash precipitated a spiritual crisis of faith. In the…
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Slightly Obsessed #160 Is It Real or Just Raw?
Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. – Ephesians 4:29 According to the Urban Dictionary, the term “keeping it real” means “Do not be fake. Be…
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Slightly Obsessed #159: Volcano
The LORD spoke to you face to face at the mountain from the midst of the fire. – Deuteronomy 5:4 Our youngest son was married in a beautiful ceremony last weekend. For us, it was the culmination of months of harried activity not only preparing for the wedding, but restoring our tired-looking yard for…
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Slightly Obsessed #158: Like a Bride, Waiting
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. -Revelation 21:2 She stands on the church stage with the other members of the worship team, singing the chorus to a Chris Tomlin song in her clear soprano. Like a bride…
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Slightly Obsessed #157: Eyes Wide Open
And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, ‘So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour?’ – Matthew 26:40 Again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. – Matthew 26:43 Then He came to the disciples and said to them, ‘Are…
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Slightly Obsessed #156: The Promise
This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life. – 1 John 2:25 January, not July, is traditionally the month for resolutions. It’s the symbolic equivalent of a new beginning, when we make all kinds of promises to ourselves and others. But New Year’s promises are notorious for not surviving past…
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Slightly Obsessed #155: Armed and Dangerous
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. – 2 Cor. 10:4 Never bring a knife to a gunfight. – Original source unknown The United States is embroiled in a battle over national security in the wake of recent shootings. A 2015 poll…
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Slightly Obsessed #154: Outcry
I will go down now, and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry, which has come to Me; and if not, I will know. – Genesis 18:21 Our children love telling their stories of growing up in a log cabin. Now that they’re all adults and have their own lives,…
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Slightly Obsessed #153: Why 2 Chronicles 7:14 May not Mean What You Think
If… My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. – Chronicles 7:14 King David longed to build the Temple of God for his people. But…
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Slightly Obsessed #152: He Is; We Are
And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “This is what you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” – Exodus 3:14 The car snakes past the other drivers as we jockey for position in the fast lane. We accelerate as…
