Tag Archives: health

Perspective; November 18, 2025


3 John 1:2 Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. Priorities are an issue every moment of our lives. John desired … Continue reading

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Aging; June 29, 2025


Psalm 92:14-15 They will still bear fruit in old age,    they will stay fresh and green,proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.” For some reason, passages that refer to aging catch my attention! However, this passage … Continue reading

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Paradoxes; March 10, 2025


2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. The Christian life … Continue reading

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Faith; February 19, 2025


Romans 4:19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead. It should go without saying, but we are … Continue reading

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Anxiety; February 5, 2025


Matthew 6:27 “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? It’s interesting that modern medical science says that anxiety actively shortens life. That certainly puts an exclamation point on what Jesus says here! I … Continue reading

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Mortality; January 20, 2025


2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. I have quoted verse 17 more times than I could count, but not this one so much. However, at … Continue reading

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Storms; October 1, 2024


Psalm 38:3 Because of your wrath there is no health in my body;    there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin. Thinking about this Psalm, two thoughts come to mind. The first is to wonder how often and with what … Continue reading

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Physical Issues; June 23, 2024


Psalm 6:2 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint;    heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony. I think the older a person gets, the closer to home this verse be­comes! Different translations render this as “My bones are troubled” … Continue reading

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Peace in Trouble; September 7, 2023


John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” As much as I quote this verse, there’s still … Continue reading

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Health; October 9, 2022


Proverbs 17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. This Proverb is well-known precisely because of its demonstrable truth. Many studies have shown the huge influence our hearts (mind, attitude, emotions) have over our … Continue reading

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