Encouragement for Today, Hope for Eternity
Encouragement for Today, Hope for Eternity
Faith & Hope
Last year my husband and I decided to start memorizing catechisms as a family. I had zero experience with reading catechisms, much less memorizing them, and I honestly thought that it was an outdated practice that didn’t fit into our modern Christian life. After hearing a well-respected Bible teacher and author recommend The New City Catechism, my husband bought the …
Faith & Hope
The other day a thought briefly passed through my mind. As soon as it did, I despised it, and I felt guilty that I had even thought it. I couldn’t believe I had thought such a thing. I prayed and prayed and prayed and asked God to forgive me. I told Him that I really didn’t mean what I had …
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“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 Whether your Bible translation translates the first word of this verse as “carry” or “bear,” the idea is the same. As believers we are called to move towards those who are hurting and try to help alleviate some of the weight they are …
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While driving one afternoon, the words, “Be still” came to my mind. I took a deep breath and allowed those comforting words to sink deep into my soul. I had been going from one place to the next, and my mind had been preoccupied with a myriad of thoughts. I tried desperately to clear out some thoughts with each exhale. …
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In my quiet time this morning, I was reading in the book of Mark, chapter 8. We’ve been studying the book of Mark in our small group from church. The chapter starts with Jesus feeding 4,000 people with only 7 loaves of bread and a few small fish. After the crowd ate and were full, there were 7 baskets of …
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“But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this house that I have built!” 2 Chronicles 6:18 In my quiet time one morning recently, I came across this verse. It’s part of a larger passage in which King Solomon is dedicating the temple he had just …