How wonderful is it to know that “God is love”?!! Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. – 1 John 4:7-8 If there’s one aspect of God worth […]
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In Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians, four times he borrowed a saying that was common at the time, “All things are lawful.” This was something that apparently the folks in Corinth, known for their gross immorality, would’ve understood as justification for licentiousness. This saying, “All things are lawful,” became a slogan for liberty. Their justification would’ve been that
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I heard a pastor say in a sermon, “God knows a person’s sin but calls them by their name; whereas Satan knows a person’s name but calls them by their sin.” This got me thinking… Last week I taught a message from my own pulpit which ended with an emphasis on ‘knowing you’re special in God’s eyes.’
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The fight-or-flight response (also called hyperarousal, or the acute stress response) is a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival. — Wikipedia.com I was sick a few weeks ago and bedridden for a few days. When this happens, I know that God has me right where He
I know a lot of people who were abused as children. If it wasn’t abuse of the physical, psychological, or sexual sort, it was minimally some category of neglect. It’s no wonder why so many people are burdened with scars, both literal and figurative, that often seem inescapable. In many cases, this permanency proves true, even though
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