Tag Archives: perspective

Marriage; February 27, 2025


1 Corinthians 7:17 Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches. This is one area … Continue reading

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Who We Are in Christ; January 30, 2025


1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. I almost wrote on a different part of … Continue reading

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Perfection; January 8, 2025


John 12:43 For they loved human praise more than praise from God. What a sad but common commentary! So much of the time we live our lives for our human audience, performing in ways that we think will get us applause, … Continue reading

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Perspective; December 23, 2024


Luke 2:20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. This is such a familiar passage, I knew which verse I was going to write … Continue reading

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Discouragement; November 4, 2024


Isaiah 49:4 But I said, “I have labored in vain;    I have spent my strength for nothing at all.Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand,    and my reward is with my God.” Even Christ got discouraged! It is perhaps debatable whether … Continue reading

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Perspective; October 27, 2024


Isaiah 4:2 In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. I would imagine Isaiah’s hearers got rather confused sometimes, because his prophecies seem to mix … Continue reading

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Perspective; October 5, 2024


Psalm 56:3-4 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.    In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid.    What can mere mortals do to me? A particular turn of phrase in the Japanese catches my attention … Continue reading

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True Success; September 17, 2024


Job 11:17 Life will be brighter than noonday,    and darkness will become like morning. I somewhat regret including this passage in the Scripture readings, because it is nothing but platitudes. That’s the tricky thing about reading Job: you have to be … Continue reading

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Trusting God; September 13, 2024


Exodus 14:14 “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” This is a wonderful promise, but put a little differently, it’s a little amusing. “I’ve got this, so would you shut up?” Various cultures have traditions of loud verbal … Continue reading

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Mental Preparation; September 6, 2024


1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. This chapter has various dearly-loved passages, but this one speaks to me … Continue reading

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