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  On this National Day of Prayer, I have many things on my list. I pray for a manifestation of the four qualities I find in Psalm 85:10 – Mercy, truth, righteousness, and peace. "Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other." I must start with my own circle of…

Photo by Marc Schäfer When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat." – Exodus 16:15 (ESV) Have you ever received a portion of…

There is no lifestyle more compelling or calling higher than to walk in the steps of s suffering servant.. We are to live graciously, truthfully, and faithfully and to expect hostility, receiving even that, as manna and honor and returning only love in the name of Jesus.

In the unlikeliest times and places, a message from Jesus appears and we are invited to follow.He will lead us through the darkness. He will lead us to our eternal home. We can trust Him and follow Him.

We have the audacity to think that when our words are graceless, they can be godly…

Photo by Marco Biasibetti Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.  – I John 2:7 There is nothing particularly new about love. It is, as John says, an old commandment. Jesus…

  " Man in his pomp will not remain;he is like the beasts that perish.This is the path of those who have foolish confidence;yet after them people approve of their boasts. SelahLike sheep they are appointed for Sheol;death shall be their shepherd,and the upright shall rule over them in the morning.Their form shall be consumed…

  Photo by Victor Freitas " To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.…

… if we try to hide our negative thoughts from God and ourselves, they will grow and fester as well as working themselves out in passive and active aggression.

Our response must not be retaliation, defeat or retreat, nor despair. God will not fail and truth shall prevail with or without our advocacy.