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Daily Devotions: February 1, 2018
Psalm 147:7-11, 20a “His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner; but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.” vss. 10-11 In a few days the attention of the country will be focused on Minneapolis, not because it has beautiful lakes and pedestrian skyways, but because that’s where the Superbowl is being played. It’s the biggest single day sporting event…
Daily Devotions: January 31, 2018
Psalm 147:1-6 “He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.” vss. 3-4 Deism and theism are often held up as two contrasting ways to understand the existence of God. From a deistic perspective God is the creator of the universe, the first cause of all things, but not the source of inspiration or revelation. It’s a mechanistic rational approach to existence…God never intervenes and…
Daily Devotions: January 30, 2018
Isaiah 40:27-31 “Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” vss. 30-31 Sometimes it seems as though the young have a leg up on the rest of us in today’s tech dependent world. They’re the ones who have grown up with computers and who…
Daily Devotions: January 29, 2018
Isaiah 40:21-26 “It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to live in; who brings princes to naught, and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.” vs. 22-23 For a thousand years or more the people of Israel had had a ringside seat as they watched a whole string of great powers flex their muscles, exercise…
Daily Devotions: January 28, 2018
Mark 1:25-28 “They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, ‘What is this? A new teaching—with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.’” vs. 27 Occasionally we hear people talk of their inner demons, those voices that speak from our dark side, and that seek to divert us from our intended goodness. For some those spirits are uncontrollable and cause every manner of difficulty. Our experiences with such persons are usually uncomfortable…and we…