Mark 13:33-37 33 Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. 34 It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay …
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Isaiah 52:6-10 6 Therefore my people shall know my name. Therefore in that day they shall know that it is I who speak; here I am.” 7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good …
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The Parable of the Ten Virgins Matthew 25:1-13 The title above comes from a passage in Mark, chapter 13 where Mark describes the return of Christ. He says, after describing the destruction of the temple and the tribulation and danger …
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Our Father, who art in heaven,Hallowed by thy name.Thy kingdom come; thy will be done.On earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day, our daily bread,And forgive us our sins,As we forgive those who have sinned against us.And lead …
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“One of the main reasons God doesn’t always answer us immediately is that waiting is God’s crucible of transformation. Waiting is how God gets at the idols of our heart. Waiting addresses the things we think we need besides God …
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…We cannot talk about sin for very long without being drawn into doxology. Were it not for the mercy of God surrounding us, we would have no perspective from which to view sin, for we would be entirely subject to …
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Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and …
Read more →I love to wait. It’s one of my favorite things to do. I choose the slowest lane while driving and the longest line when shopping. I never mind when my doctor is an hour late or my food never arrives. …
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Our Father in heaven, hallowed be thy name.Thy kingdom come, thy will be done,On earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day, our daily bread,And forgive us our sins,As we forgive those who have sinned against us.Lead us not …
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Under the spiritual practices tab I wrote about Lectio Divina, which is a way of reading Scripture that goes beyond knowing about the Scripture to receiving it “into our bones” through reading and reflection. One way to approach this is …
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