Tag: god
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Noticing the thing that is in front of you
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet…
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Jesus alone gives dignity
Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn[ is lifted high.My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance. “There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.…
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Golgotha – the place of the skull
Here the pained dove is fluttering. He appears, panicking.As He rolls on the tip. Below the horizon of a crimson sky.Crying into the wider shadows. Overcome by weeping. A Roman’s boot. A splash of mud. A noise of baleful joy.Death entices the carnival crowd. “Roll up! Embrace decay.”Soldiers march, keeping time. Ignorant of ancient prophecy.…
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Warning
“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.” (Matthew 18:6) This morning I watched one of my daughters excited with her friends in the school…
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Burning in the darkness
Christingle The darkness of the early evening pervades the icy streets, despite the glow of city lights. I walk with my family up a high street and into a rectangular churchyard. We tread carefully along an unlit path and past a collection of vintage gravestones, looking somewhat foreboding in the shadows. Then we duck to…
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Cross fire
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (John 10:10) I’ve had a picture in my head recently of the front of a boat ploughing through blue waves in bright sunshine. Suddenly a cannonball fires from an unseen force…
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Mightier than the thunder indeed!
The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength; indeed, the world is established, firm and secure. Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity. The seas have lifted up, Lord, the seas have lifted up their voice; …
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Thoughts about Philemon
Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people. (Paul’s letter to Philemon) I was thinking about job titles this morning. A quick browse of the LinkedIn social media channel for businesses comes up with a lot of positive, seemingly powerful positions: thought leader,…
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You are a letter from Christ himself!
You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. (2 Corinthians 3: 2-3)…
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The law that brings life!
“… because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 8:2) I can recall various experiences attending courts of law as a district newspaper journalist years ago, reporting on different types of criminal and civil cases. Some of these moments…
