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Posted on November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

For the hurting

“If you ask, ‘Why is this happening?’ no light may come, but if you ask, ‘How am I to glorify God now?’ there will always be an answer.”--J.I. PACKER

Posted on August 2, 2021July 29, 2021

Adversity and friendship

Before you make a friend eat a bushel of salt with him.George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The Complete English Works, 275. This saying is funny almost…

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Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021

Grief & sorrow

Grief and sorrow teach how to mark the Word. No man understands the Scriptures, unless he be acquainted with the cross.Martin Luther, The Table Talk…

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Posted on July 27, 2021July 27, 2021

Hunted

The Bible is a strange paradox: it's simple enough for children to understand, yet so profound that you could study it your whole life--indeed you…

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Posted on July 23, 2021July 22, 2021

Like a bad dream

Thus far, I've had two careers: one as a surgical nurse; one as a pastor. Both have been tremendously rewarding. Both have also given me…

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Posted on July 9, 2021July 8, 2021

Pain

God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.C.S.…

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Posted on May 8, 2021May 6, 2021

God’s suffering, our comfort

Perhaps you or someone you love is going through intense suffering right now. It's easy to ask if God cares--does he hear our prayers? Here's…

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Posted on February 24, 2021February 18, 2021

The harder we lean

“God uses chronic pain and weakness, along with other afflictions, as his chisel for sculpting our lives. Felt weakness deepens dependence on Christ for strength…

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Posted on July 15, 2020

Wipe away their tears

Wiping away tears doesn't mean, "Quit crying." The Bible says, "He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from…

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