Victory
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Slightly Obsessed #092: The Author of Life
You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. – Acts 3:15 The call came one evening, while we were at work. We rushed to the nursing home and found her in her room. Her eyes were open but fixed on some spot beyond us.…
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Slightly Obsessed #089: Fierce in Loyalty
For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth, that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. – 2 Chronicles 16:9 One of my best friends proudly wears the nickname “Mama Bear.” She’s one of the most loving people I know. She quietly endures the occasional gossip…
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Slightly Obsessed #072: Earthen Vessels
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves. – 2 Corinthians 4:7 We are jars of clay. Earthen vessels, cheap to make, easily breakable, disposable. At the time of Jesus’ first coming, these jars were used for…
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Slightly Obsessed #068: The Bus to Nowhere
I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. – John 10:10 Morning has broken. The day starts well enough. The earth is turning, the sun is shining, and I’m breathing. So far, so good. Then the battle begins. A stray word or a look of irritation from someone annoys me. A…
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Slightly Obsessed #058: When Dead Men Speak
When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her, and said to her, ‘Do not weep.’ – Luke 7:13 The widow shuffled behind the men who carried the body of her only son. Despair gripped every line of her face. Her thin shoulders sagged under the weight of a life without hope. …
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Slightly Obsessed #050: God and the Merman
Now the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon, and placed it beside Dagon. – 1 Samuel 5:1-2 Do we live as if God is a token deity in the pantheon of…
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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…
