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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…
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Slightly Obsessed #044: When Darkness Closes In
Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it.” – Isaiah 30:21 The jet-black night was alive with intense pinpoints of light that mocked the beam from my husband’s flashlight. It was dark, and we had taken the challenge from our daughter, son, and daughter-in-law to get our feet…
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Slightly Obsessed #043: Are You Starving?
Blessed are those who hunger…. –Matthew 5:6 His eyes are icy blue pools in a sea of brown mink. His long teeth protrude slightly from under his upper lip, reminiscent of some distant saber-toothed relative. He purrs softly as he rubs his nose against my hand in a blatant bid to be petted. I…
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Slightly Obsessed #042: Leaving Baca Behind
How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways of Zion! Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a spring. – Psalm 84:5-6 The night eased toward early morning. I tossed in my bed trying to shake off the day’s burdens so I could…
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Slightly Obsessed #041: A Psalm for the Dark Days
I will remember my song in the night. – Psalm 77:6 It was one of those days, he was tired of the maze Struggling in the mud and the mire. The rage in him grew before the day was through The insults fed the smoldering fire. That was the day I just…
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Slightly Obsessed #040: No Robots Allowed
Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you…
