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Slightly Obsessed #039: Learning to Smile
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! -Philippians 4:4 A dear family friend died a few years ago. Knowing how beloved she was in the community, we guessed the memorial service would be packed. We arrived at the large Lutheran church long before the service began, but the main sanctuary was already full.…
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Slightly Obsessed #038: Hungry
You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. – Jeremiah 29:13 Something is going on inside me. It’s not sadness. It’s not depression. It’s…longing. Lately, an intense spiritual yearning has awakened in me. It sends me into God’s Word and drives my spirit to prayer. It…
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Slightly Obsessed #037: The Greatest Battles
God sees not as man sees, For man looks at the outward appearance, But the LORD looks at the heart. -1 Samuel 16:7 It had been a terrible week. Everything that could go wrong, had. I was teetering on the edge of the precipice separating grace and a bug-eyed fit. Walking in grace had recently…
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Slightly Obsessed #036: Is the Church Committing Suicide?
And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; If one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. – 1 Corinthians 12:26 He stood at the front of the church, his hands stretched toward God as he prayed. Someone walked by and told him, “You look stupid in those shorts.”…
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Slightly Obsessed #034: The Gate Called Beautiful
I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. – Psalm 84:10 You are not a beggar. At the hour of prayer, the disabled man lay at the gate of the temple in Jerusalem, carried there so he could beg for money from…
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Slightly Obsessed #032: Between Two Opinions
How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him. -1 Kings18:21 Dexter’s mother was a purebred Golden Retriever, but you’d never guess it by his solid black coat. His imposing size, deep bark, and huge white teeth make most people hesitate before…
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Slightly Obsessed #031: Dance
I’m coming back to the start Where You found me I’m coming back to Your heart Now I surrender Take me This is all I can bring – “God’s Great Dance Floor” by Chris Tomlin I am the dancer You are the Lord of the Dance -“Lord of the Dance” by Steven Curtis Chapman…
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Slightly Obsessed #030: Everyday Heroes
Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you. – John 15:13 One moment, the street was filled with the laughter and cheers of the crowd as they soaked in the festive atmosphere of Patriot Day.…
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Slightly Obsessed #029: Hold On
How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him. -1 Kings 18:21 The Bible is filled with accounts illuminating the bi-polar nature of mankind. The heroes and heroines we read about and admire were men and women blessed by God and called by Him…
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Slightly Obsessed #028: Why Are You Weeping?
Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?’ Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, ‘Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ – John 20:15-16 It had been…