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Tag Archives: belonging
Belonging; November 11, 2025
Hebrews 13:13-14 Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come. Verse 15 was referenced very often when … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, belonging, bible, christianity, churches, citizenship, faith, families, fitting in, God, groups, Jesus, rejection, the family of God
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Citizenship; October 30, 2025
Colossians 1:13-14 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. With these Pauline sentences, it’s hard to pull out just one thought … Continue reading
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Tagged belonging, bible, Christian living, christianity, Christology, citizenship, darkness, dominion, faith, freedom, God, Jesus, light, resisting the devil, spiritual hunger
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Belonging; July 1, 2025
Psalm 95:6-7 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. This Psalm is certainly proof that verse divisions were added long after the … Continue reading
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Tagged belonging, bible, christianity, faith, families, God our Shepherd, Jesus, loneliness, psalm 23, sheep, the family of God
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Aliens and Strangers; January 26, 2024
Hebrews 11:13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, Andrew Klaven, belonging, expectations, faith, fruit, God's grace, happiness, peace, the devil's lies, trouble, trusting God
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Christ’s Kingdom; June 15, 2022
Colossians 1:13-14 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. This isn’t how we usually think about salvation, … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, asylum, belonging, citizenship, culture shock, faith, light and darkness, the kingdom of God, trusting God
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Truth; April 14, 2022
John 18:37-38 “Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” “What is truth?” Pilate asked. Pilate was very much a man of the 21st Century, despite having lived so long ago. In recent decades the devil has been remarkably … Continue reading
Isolation; June 22, 2021
Psalm 61:2 From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Verses six and seven indicate that David was already king when … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, belonging, community, connections, emotions, in Christ, isolation, loneliness, missionaries, near to God
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The Love of God; February 8, 2021
Isaiah 43:4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and I love you… Multiple Japanese translations isolate this from the second half of the verse, leaving out the conjunctions the NIV inserts, which makes me think the Hebrew … Continue reading
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Tagged assurance, belonging, Bible translations, God's love, home, human value, love, rejection, salvation, self image, sin, the Gospel
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Identity; November 13, 2019
Isaiah 63:16 But you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us or Israel acknowledge us; you, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name. This verse would seem to be one of particular … Continue reading
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Tagged belonging, children of God, citizenship, evangelism, families, identity, ministry in Japan, relationship with god, TCK
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