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Slightly Obsessed #130: The One Word that Bothers Me This Thanksgiving
Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy. – Ezekiel 16:49 My feet throbbed as I eased into bed after a long day. Like millions of other Americans, I’m gearing up for the…
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Slightly Obsessed #129: Do Heaven and Hell Know You?
This is the highest praise that earth or hell affords—to be classified by the enemy as one with Jesus. – Leonard Ravenhill Visiting a big church for the first time is nerve-wracking. Once you get past the cheery greeters just inside the doors, you seem to disappear. As you make your way to the sanctuary,…
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Slightly Obsessed #128: Beyond the Veil
So we do not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. – 2 Corinthians 4:18 (Holman Christian Bible) One moment he felt strong and young and immortal. The next moment, his life crashed around him, the veil between two…
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Slightly Obsessed #127: The Overused, Misunderstood Four-letter Word
For God so loved the world… Recently I saw this posted on social media by a stranger: “Please don’t be offended if I don’t reply or follow you. But I love you!” Uh, okay. I pondered the introduction. This person wanted me to know he may or may not decide to ever communicate with me.…
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Slightly Obsessed #126: Three Diamonds for Ava
But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love. – 1 Corinthians 13:13 The ballroom awaited the bride and groom for the evening wedding, resplendent in readiness. A massive chandelier of mirrors hung from the vaulted ceiling, capturing and reflecting every movement below. The lights were dimmed, but the…
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Slightly Obsessed #125: You Will not Be Put to Shame
Abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming. – 1 John 2:28 It started as a child. It haunted me through school. Sometimes it still comes in the night, when darkness covers my heart and whispers to my mind the…
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Slightly Obsessed #122: Faith Aflame
John responded to them all, saying, ‘As for me, I baptize you with water; but He is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the straps of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.’ – John 3:16 Google’s English dictionary and Oxford Languages…
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Slightly Obsessed #121: Where Is the Devil Headed?
And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. – Revelation 20:10 Where does the devil go at Christ’s return? The answer that springs to mind is, “Hell, of…
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Slightly Obsessed #116: What Do You Battle?
For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God. -1 Peter 4:17 One flag comes down. Another goes up. And everyone has an opinion. Battle lines are being drawn everywhere as the States formerly known as United become a nation polarized by competing ideologies. Christians have, understandably, felt threatened by the…
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Slightly Obsessed #115: Before the Gavel Falls
Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly, therefore the hearts of the sons of men among them are given fully to do evil. – Ecclesiastes 8:11 He asked the question, but his voice filled with mocking. The Canadian wondered why Canada hadn’t earned judgment from God for its decade of…
