Daily Advent Reflections, Day 20: Our lives are speckled with pain and sadness that could have been averted, we think, if only God had listened to us.
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How is the soul supposed to bespeak its very self?
Life is awash with words. We chatter away, until we realize how much our words matter. Then we search and stumble.
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Saul Escapes Damascus and Travels to Jerusalem
This is the 28th entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles This entry deals with Saul rsquo s initial activities as a disciple of Jesus in Damascus Jerusalem and Tarsus For previous entries please now go to the Complete Acts of the Apostle Commentary where you can
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Righteousness is no guarantee of a smooth life.
Daily Advent Reflections, Day 19.
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God digging through the skeletons in our closet
Daily Advent Reflection, Dec. 17: So much does God love us that he willingly wades into the messiness of our lives and works there.
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Marching forward with our shortcomings
Daily Advent Reflections, Dec. 16: We need only pay attention to see many instances of God’s grace all around us.
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Changing our mind in Advent
Daily Advent Reflections, Day 16: metanoia, the profound turning about of the soul, is not the same thing as inconsistency.
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Why is it so hard to give up control of our lives?
“I can ask nothing better than this, to be in your care—not my own.”
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Elizabeth’s Joyful Encounter with Christ
Daily Advent Reflection, Day 13: As Christmas draws near, let us skip like lambs as we share the good news of Christ’s coming.
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Sometimes there’s just no pleasing us.
Daily Advent Reflection, Day 12: When we hear the summons of Christ to change our patterns of life, are we truly responding?