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Praying for Change
Praying for Change When we pray, we can trust that our wise and loving Father will give the best answer. August 25, 2022 James 5:16 Hanging above the door in our house was my mother’s favorite plaque, which read, “Prayer changes things.” From an early age, I witnessed her prayingRead More …
Grandparenting, Part One
August 25, 2022 Grandparenting, Part One by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 78:1-7 It’s bad enough that, until recently, Webster omitted “parenting” in his dictionary . . . but continuing to disregard “grandparenting” is somewhere between incompetent and inexcusable! Okay, okay, so it isn’t an official word. So it lacks sufficient roots inRead More …
Abundant Life
August 25 Abundant Life A thief comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance.—John 10:10 Jesus warns us to be on guard for thieves who will try to rob us of what God has forRead More …
Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad. Proverbs 12:25 Read all of Proverbs 12
1 Corinthians 13:3
If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:3 Read all of 1 Corinthians 13
Psalm 119:165
Those who love Your Law have great peace, And nothing causes them to stumble. Psalm 119:165 Read all of Psalm 119
Remembering Back
Today’s Scripture Reading 11I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. PSA.77.11 Today’s Devotional Reading Remembering Back The past can give you hope for the future. Married people make it their business to remember how love began. Anniversaries recall their weddingRead More …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour
August 25 Nevertheless, at thy word. Luke 5:5, Oh, what a blessed formula for us! This path of mine is dark, mysterious, perplexing; nevertheless, at Thy word I will go forward. This trial of mine is cutting, sore for flesh and blood to bear. It is hard to breathe throughRead More …
The Suffering Servant: Who is this mysterious figure?
The Suffering Servant: Who is this mysterious figure? Isaiah 52 Isaiah 52:13 See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. Isaiah’s four songs about a “suffering servant” are among the richest and most closely studied passages in the Old Testament (see IsaiahRead More …
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