And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:37-39 The second greatest commandment calls us to love our neighbor as we…
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Happy Mother’s Day to all you beautiful mothers (whether biological, adoptive, or spiritual). I hope you’re having the most wonderful day! Today (hopefully), many of us get to take a day off from being a mother. But we all know that being a mother isn’t a single job. We’re also chefs, chauffeurs, housekeepers, teachers, nurses, and referees to name a…
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Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 ESV When the first generation Israelites came to the border of the promised land, they were filled with fear and afraid to take the land because of the giants that…
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Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men. Proverbs 22:29 ESV Do you remember what you wanted to be when you grew up? What about all the things you were good at as a child and enjoyed doing? Do you still do them now? Is there a hobby…
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Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. Matthew 27:51 ESV This past weekend we celebrated the death and resurrection of Jesus. We thought about His journey to…
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Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. Psalm 139:16 ESV One morning, during my quiet time with God, I read Psalm 139:16 for what must have been the 100th time. And suddenly it hit me.  There is a book…
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