Tag Archives: suffering
Stripped
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=embarrassed&iid=5084362″ src=”5/5/5/a/Boy_69_covering_ab29.jpg?adImageId=7753874&imageId=5084362″ width=”380″ height=”253″ /] Once upon a time not so long ago, the very discussion of being naked in public could horrify even the brashest of souls. I remember sitting in the locker room raptly listening … Continue reading
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Tagged church, jesus, purpose, salvation, suffering
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Depraved Indifference
I read the Washington Post article series “The Damage Done” by Caitlin Gibson [click]. Although the piece was well researched and well written, the bottom line query is simply the wrong question: “What would cause a wealthy, white, young adult … Continue reading
How Can I Sing?
“How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, Devotional, friendship, joy, revenge, suffering
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Overwhelmed
[picapp src=”4/a/6/6/Swimming_Day_Eight_ce39.jpg?adImageId=6976230&imageId=5748764″ width=”234″ height=”156″ /]Being overwhelmed. Most any of our contemporaries may relate to that sensation of drowning in a sea of obligations, appointments, responsibilities, requirements. It is an odd living we have created for ourselves. We, who have more and … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, Devotional, direction, faith, intimacy, jesus, purpose, suffering
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The Stealth Word
Now a word was brought to me stealthily; my ear received the whisper of it. Amid thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, dread came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible Study, Devotional, judgment, suffering, wickedness
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Too Much to Ask
Lower your cholesterol. Lose some weight. Go to the parent-teacher meetings. Show up to work on time. Get the job done right. Study hard and get good grades. Practice your instrument. Avoid germs. Coach the ball team. Fix supper for … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, Devotional, direction, obedience, purpose, suffering
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