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“it is invisible to the eyes…”
One can only see rightly with the heart; what is essential is invisible to the eyes.” – Antoine de St. Exupéry. There are times when we look at certain situations and cannot understand what the deal is. It frustrates us. … Continue reading
Praise is an act of Faith
Yesterday, my wife and I attended Crossway Church. It is one of the congregations we go to when we are not doing circuit visits. The worship leader was Aron. I knew his style, selection of songs and overall approach. When … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, christianity, counseling
Tagged Christian witness, Church, Crossway, faith, God, grace, strength, trials
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“It is darkest when the light is just about to break forth….”
Have you ever experienced this? Have you ever considered that when you are just about to really throw in the towel and give up, that is when something happens to lift you up? I have read this somewhere, when I … Continue reading
Posted in battles, being loved, challenges, christianity, counseling
Tagged Christians, comfort, compassion, discouragement, disillusionment, encouragement, eternal perspective, evangelism, feelings of helplessnes, giving up of one's life, God, God of all comforts, God's divine help, grace, hope in suffering, Jim Elliot, mercy, missionaries, refining fire, surrender, tragedies, trials
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From one hurricane to the next
We are just beginning to see the aftermath of “Ike” – and even before we could fully assess the damage and the dramatic stories of the people who survived, financial hurricanes were blowing Wall Street. Reverberations of these financial meltdowns … Continue reading
Posted in burnout, care, core issues, emotional searching, fatigue, fear, God, heaven, hunger, inconveniences, love, prayer, purpose, reflection, weariness
Tagged comfort, discomfort, God, hurricane Ike, loneliness, misery, religion, search for happiness, tragedies, trials, troubled heart
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