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Have you ever had a time in your life that the more you prayed, it seemed as if God was nowhere to be found? Have you prayed and prayed and it seemed as if your prayer was not being heard? Have you …
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By Anna Bright
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4/11/24
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A coward, a blowhard, a bigot! A hero, a peacemaker, a martyr! An utter failure and an effective, powerful communicator! It might be hard to believe that all these words describe the same man. His …
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Zane Brown
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4/11/24
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My friend Irene Hurt shared this story about Stephen Grellat which appeared in Measure Your Life, by Wesley Duewel. Grellat sought to follow God, even when he did not understand the Lord’s plans. …
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Tim Richards
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4/11/24
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When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed …
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Todd Simmons
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4/11/24
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If you take a very close look at all that has been happening in our world the past several decades, especially recently, you have probably observed countless examples of the approaching end. In other …
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7/23/23
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Reading the Bible through with me? Then grab your pen and journal and read Nehemiah 10-12. Chapter 12 is all about the celebration and worship in the rebuilt Temple, which symbolized Yahweh’s …
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7/23/23
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Just recently I heard a soul-stirring message about praising God by a well-known Pastor, Rev. Dr. Isaac J. Holt, Jr., of Royal Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston, SC. I heard it before we left …
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Anna Bright
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3/21/24
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Reading the Bible with me? Then grab your pen and journal and join me in the book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah was the son of a priest named Hilkiah. He was of the tribe of Benjamin, raised in a little …
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Zane Brown
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3/21/24
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“A group of fleas are placed in a jar with a lid on it. The fleas initially try to jump out of the jar, but they keep hitting their heads on the lid. Eventually, the fleas stop jumping as high and …
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Bright, Anna
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1/25/24
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Columnist Bill Crowder wrote in a recent Our Daily Bread devotional that according to the Daily Mirror, a British newspaper, the average person makes an astonishing 773,618 decisions over a lifetime. …
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Tim Richards
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3/21/24
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Reading the Bible with me? Then grab our pen and journal and read Isaiah 13-15. We will focus on Isaiah 14:13-16. Many think these verses recount the archangel Lucifer’s fall from heaven. Jewish …
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Brown, Zane
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1/25/24
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“What in the world were you thinking, Kenneth Ray… The very idea! What are people going to think when they hear you singing about your mother leaving her family to run off to some bar… And how …
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Richards, Tim
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1/25/24
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Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
James 4:8
We all need to be closer to God. Yet, instead of intentionally …
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1/25/24
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The more and more that I attend church, I observe disrespectful things occurring that grieve my heart. Are these worldly unbecoming issues going to stop me from attending church? Absolutely not, …
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8/27/23
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Reading the Bible through with me? Then grab your pen and journal and read Job 4-6. Job 6:24 is part of Job’s response to Eliphaz and his friends. But it could be a beautiful prayer to God. …
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8/27/23
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A couple of weeks ago I was privileged to serve as the photographer for the “Joni and Friends Missouri Family Retreat.” This event is designed for families who live with the daily challenges of …
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8/27/23
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When some of us go through emotional and spiritual storms, we have a tendency to turn everywhere except to where we should turn. Some of us resort to a palm reader, the “root” man or woman, …
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Anna S. Bright
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10/29/23
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On this past Saturday, my husband and I had the opportunity to attend the board retreat for New Horizons Counseling Service Foundation, Inc. in Charleston. One of its main objectives is to reach out …
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8/13/23
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Reading the Bible through with me? Then read Esther 4-6. In 4:16, Queen Esther calls the people of Israel to a three day fast. Fasting is usually paired with prayer. God Himself will often call His …
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8/13/23
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Far too often those who work behind the scenes are either ignored or viewed as less valuable than their upfront counterparts. This tendency was addressed by Sheridan Voysey in Our Daily Bread on July …
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8/13/23
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