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Jesus: More, So Much More

[reprinted from March 4, 2010] Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat. Now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. … Continue reading

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Life Music

Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from Him.  He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will not be shaken. My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock. My refuge is … Continue reading

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Tell Me the Stories of Jesus

[reprinted from February 18, 2010] 32God raised this Jesus, and we are all witnesses to it. 33He was elevated to the right hand of God and received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father. Now he is pouring … Continue reading

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My Expectations

Lectionary texts: 2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Mark 1:40-45 So he turned and left in a rage. But his servants approached and said to him, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great … Continue reading

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Hope to Give

Again, I observed all the acts of oppression being done under the sun.Look at the tears of those who are oppressed; they have no one to comfort them. Power is with those who oppress them; they have no one to … Continue reading

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Be There or…?

[reprinted from February 4, 2010] And YHWH said to Moses, “Go up into the mountain and wait [literally ‘be there’] . . . Exodus 24:12 (HN) — Henry Neufeld When I was in the Air Force we frequently heard the saying … Continue reading

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I’ve Got Something to Trade

“Those whose lives have had the deepest spiritual impact in the world are those who have suffered. In God’s mysterious providence, the Cross and the crown, suffering and glory, are linked.” – Elisabeth Elliot from The Path of Loneliness Therefore … Continue reading

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Kindness: All the Way to the End

[reprinted from 2/1/2010] – Henry Neufeld 6As for me, I am already being poured out on the altar, and the time of my death has come upon me. 7I have completed the great race. I have finished the course. I … Continue reading

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THAT is Why

Lectionary texts: Isaiah 40:21-31, Psalm 147:1-11, 20, 1 Corinthians 9:16-23, Mark 1:29-39 Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray. Later Simon and the others went out to find him. When … Continue reading

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God’s Warnings – Blessings

Now these things happened to them as examples, and they were written as a warning to us, on whom the ends of the ages have come.      1 Corinthians 10:11 (HCSB) Have you received a warning from God lately? … Continue reading

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