Tag: faith
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Life Lessons from Nature: Snakes, Mosquitos, and Faith
I lived in Jacksonville, NC. If you are not familiar with the area, Jacksonville is the home of Marine Corp Base Camp Lejeune. Eastern North Carolina has really interesting landscapes. The area is full of lobblolly pines, water and swamp land. A perfect environment for alligators and snakes. I lived in this wonderful town at…
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The Wrath of Devine Love
Though God’s compassion is often celebrated, many find the idea of His wrath disturbing. If God is love, they think He should never express wrath. That notion, however, is false. His wrath arises directly from His love. Some claim that the Old Testament God is a God of wrath and that the New Testament God…
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Endurance
This tree which appears very small was taken with a telescopic lens. It’s standing alone on the edge of a very high cliff in Utah. It has to weather treacherous winds, searing heat, freezing snow and ice and horrific rain, yet it still stands proudly in defiance. Then there is this huge billowing cloud which…
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He Feels Compassion For You!
2 Corinthians 1:33 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, Ephesians 2:44 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, Matthew 18:2727 And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the…
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A Worthly Goal
January 16, 2025 Under the umbrella of God’s mercy and mediation, God takes pleasure in even the smallest positive response to His love. Through the One who alone is worthy of love and is Himself perfectly righteous, each one of us can be counted righteous and counted among God’s beloved who will live with Him…