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Keep the Fire Burning
Scripture:“The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out.” — Leviticus 6:13 There is something powerful about being in a room full of people hungry for God. The worship feels different. The distractions of ordinary life seem to fall away. You hear the Word preached and something comes alive…
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The Shepherd Who Stays
Scripture: Psalm 23 There are seasons when life feels like green pastures, when things are settled, our prayers seem clear, and the presence of God feels close. But Psalm 23 was never only written for those seasons. David knew what it was to walk through uncertainty. He knew fear, opposition, loneliness and exhaustion. Yet he…
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I Thought It Was Just Me
Some days I feel like I could change my life in a single moment. There is a clarity that settles in, a kind of internal alignment where my thoughts, emotions, and intentions all seem to move in the same direction. Energy is not something I have to chase in those moments, it is simply there,…
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The Glory of God Is on Display
“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” — Psalm 19:1 (ESV) The sun is shining this morning. There is something about stepping outside into the warmth of a new day that makes me stop for a moment. The sky is bright. The light catches the trees. Shadows move…
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Keep Your Lamp Burning
“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” – Matthew 25:13 (ESV) There is something confronting about the story Jesus tells of the ten virgins waiting for the bridegroom. All ten were invited. All ten were waiting. All ten had lamps. And eventually, all ten became tired and fell asleep. The difference…
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You Don’t Have to Solve Tomorrow
“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”Matthew 6:34 (ESV) My mind has a habit of arriving in tomorrow before I do. It runs conversations that have not happened yet. It works through problems that may never exist. It plans responses…
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Where My Roots Are
Inspired by Psalm 1 My mind has never been a quiet place. It wakes before I do, already moving through conversations that haven’t happened, roads I may never travel, possibilities God has not asked me to pursue. I have often mistaken movement for growth. I know how to be busy. I know how to fill…
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You Don’t Have to See the Whole Road
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” — Proverbs 3:5–6 (ESV) There is something uncomfortable about not knowing what comes next. We like plans. We like certainty. We like knowing that if we…
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When God Turns the Worst Thing Into Something Beautiful
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,…
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When We Fall Short
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” — 2 Corinthians 12:9 (ESV) Most of us want to get it right. We want to say the right thing, make the right decision, respond with patience, remain faithful, and become the person God is calling us to be. We try.…