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June 11, 2019

When Someone You Love is Struggling

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – June 11, 2019 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 All of us experience times when a family member or friend is going through a trial. Perhaps they are edgy, irritable, [...]

May 28, 2019

Suffering Seeks Hope

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 28, 2019 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Romans 5:3-4 I remember the exact moment I heard “the voice.” As a new Christian I had heard that the Lord promises [...]

May 16, 2019

True Comfort

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 16, 2019 Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Isaiah 40:1 (NRSV) Comfort is something God’s people long for throughout the entire Bible. From a people in slavery, to wandering in the wilderness, to exile in Babylon, for their entire history they knew the world [...]

May 12, 2019

The Saddest Day of My Life

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 12, 2019 Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5 My mother’s memorial service this past year was the saddest day of my life. The reality of my mom’s love began to settle in and stretch my soul. Her love [...]

March 26, 2019

How to Experience Emotional Healing

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – March 26, 2019 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 I have a friend who works in home health assisting the elderly. One day as we chatted on the phone, she said something that struck me: “So [...]

March 9, 2019

Wisdom in Weakness

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – March 9, 2019 For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For God’s foolishness is [...]

March 7, 2019

Wilderness Seasons

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – March 7, 2019 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, ‘Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, as on the day of testing in the wilderness…Take care, brothers and sisters, that none of you may have an evil, unbelieving heart that [...]

February 12, 2019

How to Heal Hurting Relationships

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 12, 2019 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the [...]

December 21, 2018

Giving Permission to Die

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – December 21, 2018 Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last. Luke 23:46 “Son if you were me, would you take the chemo”? was Momma’s question to me after a sobering [...]

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