Category: Bible Reading
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Comfort for When Life is Out of Control – 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
I went through a season of depression when I felt frightfully out of control. I didn’t like being forced to admit such vulnerability, but life became so dark that no amount of positive self talk, counseling, Bible study, declarations of faith, or prayer could keep me steady. What can we do when important aspects of…
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The Joy of Coming Home – 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18
Do the emotional videos of soldiers returning from their deployments and greeting their children tug at your heart like they do mine? I’m a glutton for happy endings. The little girl screams, “Daddy!” and in seconds she is launching into his arms. I have watched dozens of stories like this, wiping tears from my face…
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Love is . . . a Labor – 2 Samuel 24:21-24
We’re celebrating Dad’s birthday today. I’m engaged in a labor of love, and I knew before I started that it would mean a lot of discomfort on my part. Since my vintage stand mixer retired itself because of its own age-related issues, I’m mixing the batter manually, taking lots of breaks to stretch the arthritic…
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How I Manage Myself on Social Media – Ephesians 5:15-17
I can handle it. I’m going to check my feed for five minutes because I need a break and I want to catch up on the news. And maybe see what’s going on with my friends . . . Yeah, you guessed it. I was still scrolling through photos and stories two hours later, proving…
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Making the Most of Hard Times – Philippians 4:11-13
Do you get cranky when temperatures rise? I’m enjoying our spring weather so far, but you might want to back off if I’m in the sun too long. When I was a baby, my parents took me to Indiana to introduce me to our relatives at Anderson Camp Meeting. As the day wore on, the…
