Funeral for a young man killed after a driver did not stop for a red light.   Just ten days ago today, Rick woke up to a normal morning on a normal day. He dressed for work, had breakfast, kissed Kathy good-bye, got in the car, and headed to the office. He had a green […]
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By Kathryn Butler, January 11, 2025, at: http://www.desiringgod.org . Kathryn is a trauma and critical care surgeon turned writer and homeschooling mom.  She is author of The Dream Keeper Saga. ************************************    (…continued) For so long, I had denied God and wallowed in darkness. But God never released his hold on me (Ephesians 2:1–9).
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By Kathryn Butler, January 11, 2025, at: desiringgod.org January 11,2025 ************************    During my year in the ICU as I trained as a trauma surgeon, the threat of tragedy loomed daily. Every morning, I would tweak ventilator settings and titrate drips in desperate attempts to keep people alive. When all efforts failed, the afternoon
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Wisdom from the writings of Gerhard Frost (1909-1987). Frost was a Lutheran pastor, poet, and seminary professor. ********************    Where forgiveness and salvation are at stake, I must not consult my fluctuating feelings. When I say this, I am reminded of my childhood days along the banks of a little local stream, the Riceford
2929) Trusting Without Seeing Read More »
   Does everything happen for a reason? Maybe. We often hear that said, and perhaps you have said it yourself. But we should ask what we mean by that. Are we implying that there is a divine purpose in everything? What does that mean? Does it mean God causes everything to happen for a
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Painting above:  Old Man and Child, by Finnish painter Hugo Simberg (1873-1917) ——————– From a letter by Hannah Whithall Smith (1832-1911):    We are in 1903 and I am nearly seventy-one years old.  I always thought I should love to grow old, and I find it even more delightful than I thought.  It is so
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Joni Eareckson Tada (1949- ) was injured in a diving accident in 1967, and has been a quadriplegic ever since. She has survived stage 3 breast cancer and a malignant tumor. Now at age 76 she lives with unrelenting, severe pain from arthritis. She has had many reasons to doubt the wisdom and goodness of
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(…continued) The Choice—Accept or reject God’s gift of salvation in Christ: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9) Yet to all who received him [Jesus], to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to
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“The Most Important Thing You’ll Ever Hear: God’s Offer of Salvation” Today’s meditation is a presentation of the basic Gospel message using nothing but Bible passages. This arrangement of verses is by Randy Alcorn, who writes: “These verses capture the heart and soul of the gospel. There is no commentary other than the headings, so
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Matthew 7:24-27 — (Jesus said), “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the
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