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A WordPress Devotional for pastortom.blog “And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.”— Acts 2:3 Sometimes the word God has for someone else comes and sits on us first. We do not always know what to say. We do not always know how to say…
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“Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ … But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out…
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There are seasons when I speak of compassion mainly in the context of my role as a leader in the faith community, as a pastor in my particular context. That is natural enough. One would think that among the people of faith, the audience would be receptive to the concept of compassion. After all, in…
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“Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.”— Psalm 68:9 Rain is a blessing—especially if you are sheltered under a good roof. Sometimes rain can be overwhelming, even destructive. Storms often become metaphors for life’s troubles and challenges. The church is meant to be a…
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One day, a woman refused to take “no” for an answer from Jesus. The Canaanite woman only wanted help for her daughter. She avoided the niceties of traditional greetings and came with desperation to Jesus blurting out the problem and request. She’s rather take the crumbs than go away.
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