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Slightly Obsessed #026: Stonethrower
He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her. – John 8:7 The man, a new believer in Christ, sat in the Sunday morning service fairly brimming over. He couldn’t wait until the time in the Sunday service when the pastor asked for people to share…
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Slightly Obsessed #025: Sing
Our real songs begin with our sacrifices. – Corrie Ten Boom King Hezekiah’s father greatly angered God during his reign in Judah. Before his death, he raided the house of God, closed its doors, and worshiped the gods of the land. God’s house remained closed and desecrated until his death. Hezekiah became king after…
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Slightly Obsessed #024: The Resistance
Upon this rock I will build My church; And the gates of Hades will not overpower it. – Matthew 16:18 Across the battlefields of Europe, nations fell to a brutal assault led by a maniacal killer. As World War II raged under the boots of Nazi soldiers, a different war was being waged in…
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Slightly Obsessed #023: Silence
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, Is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent. Proverbs 17:28 I lightheartedly threw out an offhand comment in the middle of a meeting between friends. It sounded hard and even a bit rude, and I instantly regretted saying it. The person to whom…
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Slightly Obsessed #022: Breathe
Breathe your life into me I still need you I’m falling, falling Breathe into me “Breathe into Me” – Red In the beginning, all creation sprang to life at the word of God. All creation, that is, except Man. Man was different; he lay cold as clay until God breathed into him. Down…
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Slightly Obsessed #021: Love Letter
…but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. – John 20:31 The house was dark and cold, but deliciously quiet as I finally walked in the door from an afternoon of running…
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Slightly Obsessed #020: Made for More
I am, I said To no one there And no one heard at all Not even the chair “I Am…I Said” – Neil Diamond A television channel used to promote its series with clever edits spotlighting some of its more quirky characters. The teaser ended with this invitation: “Characters are welcome here.” In…
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Slightly Obsessed #019: Riddle in the Mirror
When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. – 1 Corinthians 13:11 She was barely a teen-ager, just stepping into that turbulent age between exerting her new-found sense of independence…
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Slightly Obsessed #017: Come
Peter said to Him, Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water. – Matthew 14:28 No Time to Grieve When Christ Jesus received the news his cousin John had been brutally beheaded to please Herod’s sister-in-law, He gathered his disciples and took a boat across the Sea of…
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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…
