Devotional

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    Is Your Name a Good One?

    This Monday is a federal holiday. It’s also an opportunity to reflect on your name and legacy. In Maryland, the holiday is called “Presidents’ Day.” Several states call it that. […]

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    Growing Through Trials: How God Increases Your Capacity

    Think back to your childhood. The burdens you carried then were small compared to what you handle now. A child can’t manage the responsibilities of adulthood. But over time, we […]

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: Staying Serene in Changing Times

    Staying Serene in Changing Times

    Change is unsettling. We live in changing times. Let’s not sugarcoat that. I don’t want this post to be political, but it’s a fact that the new administration is making […]

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    Is Your Heart or Spirit Broken?

    My attempt to delicately balance my salad bowl with my food plate failed. The salad bowl crashed onto the dining room floor, sending salad and shards of the bowl everywhere. […]

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    The Believer’s Priesthood–A Look at “Priesthood” in I Peter 2:5 and 9

    In 1 Peter 2:5 and 2:9, Peter describes believers as a “holy priesthood” and a “royal priesthood.” What does that mean? Inquiring minds want to know. 🙂 The Greek term […]

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    God Hasn’t Given Up on You (So Don’t Give up on Him)

    Exhausted and despairing, a Jewish prophet stumbled his way through the Negev wilderness. Covered in dust, his hair matted and his face bearing signs of fatigue and stress, Elijah was […]

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    How Do You Know if You Have a Biblical Worldview?

    Last summer, while on sabbatical, I watched a sermon on YouTube. The sermon was on the topic of “deconstruction.” What struck me, as I was listening to what was called […]

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    A Lesson From Michael

    Yesterday (September 29) was Michaelmas (otherwise known as “the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael”). I have a confession to make. Until this year, I never really paid attention […]

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    Security for a Stranger? A Devotional Reflection on Proverbs 11:15 (KJV)

    The Book of Proverbs is one of my favorite books in the Bible. Indeed, it’s among my favorite books period! Anyone who wants wisdom –and that should be all of […]

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    Embracing the Eternal Perspective: A Devotional Reflection on II Corinthians 4:18

    If you want to know how to approach this life, the Apostle Paul makes a profound statement in his second letter to the church in Corinth: “While we look not […]