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Mercy/Love

Surely your goodness and love will follow me    all the days of my life,and I will dwell in the house of the Lord    forever. PSalm 23:6 (NIV) The word that the translators…

Fasting: What We Get from Giving Up

There is a tendency to see fasting as a sort of sacrifice; a time dedicated to God that is offered to Him as a work we complete to…

Leadership Requires Humility

Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. But you are not to…

Lovingkindness

We often talk about following God’s example or wanting to be like him, but we sometimes repeat that concept as if that was a good enough instruction on…

Intentions

One of the most hurtful things a person can do is to ascribe unintended motives to our actions. Sometimes, words are said with no malice that cause hurt….

Offended by Jesus

Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in…

God Provides

Taste and see that the Lord is good;     blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Fear the Lord, you his holy people,     for those who fear him lack nothing. The lions…

The Best Example

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as…

Shame

… “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, for our iniquities have risen above our heads and our…

Universal Truth

It’s hard to convince people of anything it seems. Where do you go to find common ground? What is something we can all say, “yes, that’s true,” with…