Calvary
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Beyond the Shadows
Scripture Focus: “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.” — Isaiah 9:2 There is a difference between walking through a dark place and living in one. If the electricity goes out for twenty minutes,…
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The Gift I Could Never Afford
Scripture Focus: “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” — Romans 3:24 I have discovered something rather embarrassing about myself: I am not particularly good at receiving things I cannot repay. Let somebody buy lunch, and some little accountant in my head immediately opens a ledger. All right.…
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Where Mercy Finds Us
Scripture Focus: “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” — Hebrews 4:16 There are places in every life where we would much rather God meet us somewhere else. Meet us after we have gotten ourselves together. Meet us…
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The Measure of Love
True love nurtures growth. It doesn’t simply accept someone as they are and leave them there. It patiently encourages what’s good, gently corrects what’s harmful, extends grace when grace is needed, and quietly draws out the very best in the one it loves. When I stop and think about it, isn’t that exactly how Christ…
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The Day It All Fell Apart (Or So It Seemed)
The story of the cross and resurrection reminds us of something we often forget in our own hard seasons: God can be doing His deepest work in moments that look, to us, like loss, silence, and delay. What seemed like the darkest hour in the lives of the disciples was actually the very hour heaven…
