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Far and Near
"Far and Near Christ is far above all things, for all things were
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Easter
A Living Hope
Easter brings us a living hope … “Blessed be the God and Father of
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Our Savior and Lord
"Grace poured out ... in a familiar garden, He cried out,
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The Compassionate, Loving, Merciful, Redeeming, Grace Lavishing Father
The story of the “Prodigal Son” in the Bible represents the awful
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The Parable of Two Sons, Who Do Not Know Their Father
"There once were two sons, who lived a life of abundance. Their
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This New Day
“To give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise ...
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The Living Hope
"“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According
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Meeting the Savior on our rebellious roads?
"He is there ... “For by grace are ye saved through faith …”
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No Words
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his
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Realizing the blessing, mercy is to us!
“God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy” (Matthew 5:7, NLT). You and I are completely undeserving of the great mer...
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The Tender Savior
"A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not
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The Gospel is Good News
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to...
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Gates
Gates are interesting objects. They can be ornate or simple. They
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Recounting of the Failure of All
As we come mid-week into the events of the Holy Week of Easter, we find a cluster of failings on the part of groups and individuals. Those e...
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God is Good
"“O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy
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Out of the Pit and into His Hand
God sees us in the worst of places and reaches out for us ...
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Steady My Gaze
Steady My Gaze Every second, every minute, every hour, every day,
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Surpassing Greatness
"We can try. We can endeavor to illicit every facet of our
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The Thankful Psalm of Knowing the Good Shepherd
Ever humbled in gratitude and thanksgiving for knowing the Good Shepherd! The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie dow...
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Tears and Joy
How can it be that our eyes can overflow with liquid emotion and our hearts can ache with intense joy at the same time? How can it be that t...
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What would it be like ... if we were truly like God?
In many countries, little children wander the dirty streets picking through the rubbish thrown in corners of buildings and doorways, ever lo...
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Meeting the Savior on our rebellious roads …
“For by grace are ye saved through faith …\" (Ephesians 2:8, KJ21). For centuries … parents, poets, politicians, philosophers, teachers, pre...
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Mercy and grace are not something new with God!
The Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the Lord will drive you. There yo...
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There are no words!
There is a word for the inability to express, contain or bring
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Realizing the blessing that mercy is to us!
God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy. (Matthew 5:7, NLT) You and I are completely undeserving of the great mercy...
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The Incomprehensible Removal
He is merciful and tender toward those who don’t deserve it; he is slow to get angry and full of kindness and love. He never bears a grudge,...
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Confession is more than confessing our sin …
"“Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy lovingkindness;
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This New Day
“To give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise ...
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The Incarnation (God’s gift to the world)
“In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was J...
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Be wary of the condemnation which comes from your own sinful heart.
“By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than o...
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There are no words ...
Albrecht Dürer, The Crucifixion, National Gallery of Art, NGO Image, Public Domain \"He himself bore our sins\" in his body on the cross, so...
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Looking Again at Being “Born Again”
Sometimes we see it as born again into eternal life. If salvation is solely emphasized, we reduce our Christ to a ticket broker to heaven. H...