Pamela Thorson
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Slightly Obsessed #217: When the Hedge Comes Down
Satan said, ‘Have You not made a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But put forth Your hand now and touch all that he has; he will surely curse You to…
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Slightly Obsessed #215: Sunday School Had It Right
Let them praise the name of the Lord, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above earth and heaven. – Psalm 148:13 A Ugandan acquaintance of ours once told us how he learned to master his Sunday school lessons. “The right answer,” he said with a grin, “is always, ‘Jesus.’ As a child, no…
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Slightly Obsessed #214: Friendly Fire
We love, because He first loved us. If someone says, ‘I love God,’ and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. – 1 John 4:19-20 In 1788, the Austrians were at war with Turkey. Determined…
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Slightly Obsessed #213: God of the Mountains
By Rebekah Hamley I always feel closest to God when I’m in nature. And on my hike in the Hunua Range, New Zealand, I felt His presence all around me. Life has thrown many challenges these last couple months and my future is full of unknowns, but as I explored His magnificent creation, I…
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Slightly Obsessed #212: Believe
For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward. – Job 5:7 Jesus said, ‘Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.’ – John 14:1 If it can go wrong, it will. It is said that the author of that gem was Captain Edward A. Murphy. He reportedly…
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Slightly Obsessed #211: Can a Worm Fly?
He does great things which we cannot comprehend. – Job 37:5 NKJV The harvest long gone, the ground lay in deep slumber. A tiny hard seed fell unnoticed to the earth. For months it lay unseen. But within that tiny shell, the blueprint for a full-grown tree rested in the cold, black soil. In spring,…
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Slightly Obsessed #210: Arise
Do not be afraid any longer, only believe. – Mark 5:36 She lay on her bed with her eyes closed, her long, black lashes kissing her gaunt cheeks. Her father hovered over her in distress, the sight of her ravaged body disemboweling him again. He had never, ever, felt so helpless, so full of pain.…
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Slightly Obsessed #209: Look Up
Should evil come upon us, the sword, or judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house and before You (for Your name is in this house) and cry to You in our distress, and You will hear and deliver us. – 2 Chronicles 20:9 A multitude of enemy warriors marched to war…
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Slightly Obsessed #208: Scorched by Trial
Lift up a song for Him who rides through the deserts, Whose name is the LORD, and exult before Him. – Psalm 68:4 A new year usually begins with hope and promise set against the backdrop of winter. My new year began in the heat of a blistering emotional desert. People I love are in…
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Slightly Obsessed #207: The Real Avenger
Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord. – Romans 12:19 The person on the other end of the phone line needed my last name. When I gave it to him, he paused before asking, “Are…
