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One of my biggest temptations, or “weights which doth so easily beset” me, is the temptation to feel inadequate. I generally have a positive attitude about life. I like and act upon the saying, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” I usually see life as the glass half full. So, it really is baffling…
In our chapter this week, John 4, we read of a woman who has been married five times and is currently living in sin with another man who is not her husband. It is very tempting to me to quickly judge this woman. How could she live that way? Surely in that culture, she knew…
In our reading this week, we find probably the most well-known, most quoted verse in all of scripture—John 3:16. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. We see this verse or its reference on ball caps, on…
Invitations always make me feel special. I’m included! Those issuing the invitation want me there with them! Here in John chapter 1, we find a special invitation. Two of John the Baptist’s disciples hear him bear record that Jesus is the Lamb of God, the long awaited Messiah! The two then leave John and follow…
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 killed almost 300 people, destroyed around 3.3 square miles of the city and left over 100,000 people homeless. There is much speculation as to how the fire started. The theory most held to for many years was that a cow belonging to Mrs. O’Leary, of 137 DeKoven Street, kicked…
Have you ever lost a document? Or maybe even ALL your work on your computer? I have, too. And I just know your first reaction was joy. Right? Well, mine wasn’t. Sorry to say! Trials are never fun. When we find ourselves in the middle of a trial, we don’t pray and ask God for more. …