The Mystery of God's Ways

I have a friend who has this Bible reference tattooed on the inside of her wrist. It’s a consistent reminder that many of God’s ways are mysterious if not frustrating.

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The One Who Came For Us

While the Apostle John doesn’t offer the details of the nativity as did Matthew and Luke, these verses contain the very heart of Christmas. God became one of us.

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Trusting the Great Physician

In his book, In the Eye of the Storm, Max Lucado tells the following story: February 15, 1921. New York City. The operating room of the Kane Summit Hospital. A doctor is performing an appendectomy.

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Bringing God My Baloney Sandwich

The late Bob Benson is one of my favorite storytellers. In one of his most familiar stories, he recalls a time when as an unmarried young man, he went to an old-fashioned church picnic. Benson was running late and when he got ready to pack his food, all he could find in the refrigerator was a piece of baloney and two slices of stale bread.

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It's Up to You

Have you ever heard of an omakase restaurant? It’s a unique Japanese tradition where the customer leaves it up to the chef to choose his/her meal. Omakase is a Japanese word that translates, “I’ll leave it up to you.” It comes from the root, “to entrust.”

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The God Who Keeps His Word

This week is very significant to the nation of Israel. 72 years ago - May 15, 1948, to be exact - Israel once again became a nation. And it happened against all odds.

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