Category: Devotions
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When You See Troubling Times Ahead, Try This – Philippians 4:5-9
In a previous post I mentioned how singing brings me comfort when I feel my life is spinning out of control. There’s another option, since singing isn’t always appreciated by those nearby. Maybe it will help you like it helps me in times like these. Imagine you’re on a roller coaster. Heavy chains rattle as…
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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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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…
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From Foster Child to Greatness – Exodus 2:6-10
When I began fostering children it didn’t occur to me that Moses, the great leader of Israel, was raised in a foster home. I only understood that his mother relinquished him to save his life. Jochebed hid her baby as long as she dared, knowing her neighbors lost their infant sons to drowning whenever they…
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The Creativity Challenge – Isaiah 43:18-19
During a visit to a medical facility a nurse told me she is not creative. This was after I spotted an odd shape in a tree across the street that looked like ET’s face. She said, “Give me math and science, but ask me to see a face in tree bark? Not my thing.” Maybe…
