Tag: Christian
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Slightly Obsessed #016: Beautiful Heritage
Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me. – Psalm 16:6 Their stories of faith and sacrifice are repeated around the world. Jim and Juanita pastor a small church nestled in the heartland of Idaho. In the winter they get up early every Sunday morning to fire up the pellet stove that heats the…
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Slightly Obsessed #015: Incognito
For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. – Hebrews 12:3 It wasn’t a long line at the burger drive-through. But it seemed to be moving slowly. Maybe it was just because it was New Year’s Eve. I’d had a…
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Slightly Obsessed #014: The Coming
He who testifies to these things says, ‘Yes, I am coming quickly.’ Amen. Come Lord Jesus. – Revelation 22:20 Watch in fear, O nations. Tremble before His splendor. Slink away, you night terrors. Your passing comes in a moment. Wait in wonder, all host of heaven. Eternity falls upon you. …
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Slightly Obsessed #013: Have No Fear
Come, have no fear, God’s Son is here “What Child Is This?” – William Chatterton Dix The voice on the other end of the phone cracks with emotion. I pause to allow time for composure to come. I’m fighting to keep mine. A person I love is in pain. There have been too many…
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Slightly Obsessed #012: Reflection
True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. – C.S. Lewis Two of our sons love to hike together in the wilderness of Washington and Idaho at least once a year. Our eldest son Erik is an avid photographer and takes breathtaking pictures of the scenery surrounding them…
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Slightly Obsessed #011: For Such a Time as This
And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this? – Esther 4:14 A Jewish orphan raised by her older cousin appeared to be destined to a life in obscurity. Then the king of the land became unhappy with his queen. He decreed that all the beautiful young…
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Slightly Obsessed #010: A Prayer of Thanksgiving
It is good to give thanks to the LORD And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High. – Psalm 92:1 Dear God, I’ve been thinking lately about those in the Old Testament who complained and became the Ungrateful Dead, while I wallow in my complaints, Unscathed. I’ve been wondering…
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Slightly Obsessed #009: His Eye Is on the Junco
Are not five sparrows sold for two cents? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God. The very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows. – Luke 12:6-7 It was not a sparrow but a junco huddled on the concrete. Juncos are one…
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Slightly Obsessed #008: From Caveman to King
I cried out to You, O LORD; I said, ‘You are my refuge….’ Psalm 142:5 – A Maskill of David, when he was in the cave. The young man David huddled in a cave and pondered his future. He was so very far away from his beloved pastures, where he cared for his…
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Slightly Obsessed #006: The Missing Piece
There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus. -Blaise Pascal Not feeling fulfilled? The beloved and time-worn expression “God-shaped vacuum” gives the impression a human is like a five-jillion-piece jigsaw you…
