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Celebrating before the final victory
Sunday after the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 7-0, the Ottawa coach said, “We know they’re a better team. Everybody knows that on the planet. They’re the Stanley Cup champions. They’re the best team in the league. That’s no … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, depressed, depression, God, hockey, Jesus, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, victory
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When “Please” is all you have
I occasionally text with Beth Foreman, who lives in New Haven, WV. Beth is one of my favorite people in the world. She runs (with a bunch of other volunteers) a weekly after school Bible club at the local elementary … Continue reading
Posted in Hard times, Obstacles, Walking the Walk
Tagged depressed, depression, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, hope, Jesus, love, please
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Why, why, why…
The conclusion I dread is not, “So there’s no God after all,” but “So this is what God is really like. Deceive yourself no longer.” Continue reading
Posted in Hard times, Obstacles, Opportunity
Tagged AW Tozer, Church, CS Lewis, depressed, depression, God, heaven, Jesus, pain, suffering, why
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God has better plans
Last night we were having our first prayer walk between our local high school and middle school (we’re meeting every night this week). The prayer walk was scheduled for 7:00. At 6:15, the skies opened up letting loose a strong, … Continue reading
Getting tangled up in the wires
Every morning when I walk in to the church sanctuary I check to see if the Roomba automatic vacuum is on it’s base. It runs by itself some evenings. This morning it was not on the base. This morning it … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, depressed, depression, discouragement, Faith, God, hope, Jesus, prayer, retreat
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God’s grace defeats Satan’s accusations
It’s my experience that the enemy is an accuser. He sows seeds of doubt and guilt and lets the world water them. He tells us that we, because of our past, and now our present imperfections, can be of no … Continue reading
Posted in Opportunity, Walking the Walk
Tagged accusations, depressed, depression, imperfect, Jesus, mistakes, perfection, Satan, sin, sinner, troubles
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A hope and a future no matter how bleak it looks
So we hang in there. We keep raising kids. We keep living in this world. All the while, doing our best to tell everyone we love and care about of this future hope. Continue reading
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Tagged America, Christian, Christianity, Church, depressed, depression, future, God, hope, Jesus, past, USA
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Changed lives to change lives
Pastors are no different than anyone else. Sometimes we all get discouraged. God encourages me in various ways. I hope you can see how He encourages you in different ways at different times when you need encouraging. One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Opportunity, Walking the Walk
Tagged change, Christian, depressed, depression, Disciple, encouragement, for King and COuntry, Jesus, life, miracle, music, UMC, United Methodist Church
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I know you can’t see it now, but there is hope
I always believe that once we hit March, we have winter whipped. From all the pictures on Facebook today, it would appear that winter is whipping us. But this snow is going to be short lived. This weekend it will … Continue reading
When life goes on for everyone but you
Five years ago today an earthquake rocked Haiti. The best guess is that it killed somewhere between 160,000 and 200,000 people. Top it off with an untrustworthy government and police force who steal the funds and supplies sent in to … Continue reading
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Tagged depressed, depression, earthquake, forgotten, forsaken, Haiti, Jesus, Long Island, orphans, Samaritan's Purse, widows
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