Haunting taunting ∙∙ Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing. – Proverbs 12:18 1 Samuel 1:5-18 5 [Elkanah] loved Hannah, but the LORD had not enabled her to have children. 6 Her rival taunted Hannah and made fun of her because the LORD had keptContinue reading “Haunting taunting ∙∙”
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How to hug
How to hug But while he was still a long way from home, his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him. – Luke 15:20 Luke 8:42-48 42 [Jesus] was surrounded by the crowds. 43 A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelveContinue reading “How to hug”
How large is the love of Christ? ∙
How large is the love of Christ? ∙ May you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. – Ephesians 3:18 Ephesians 3:16-20 16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through hisContinue reading “How large is the love of Christ? ∙”
Facing death with confidence ∙
Facing death with confidence ∙ For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. – Philippians 1:21 Philippians 1:19-27 19 For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance. 20 For I fully expect and hope that IContinue reading “Facing death with confidence ∙”
Remaining calm in life’s storms
Remaining calm in life’s storms You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you calm them. – Psalms 89:9 Mark 6:41-52 41 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples soContinue reading “Remaining calm in life’s storms”