Category Archives: steadfastness

For a Child Born Without Eyes

A Pastor’s Letter to the Parents of a Child Born Without Eyes Dear John and Diane, Last night, as I prayed with Noel, you were heavy on my mind. I said, “Lord, O Lord, please let me be a pastor … Continue reading

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Furnace People Will Understand

“I have refined you, but not as silver is refined.   Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering.“ Isaiah 48:10 “Once we have come through the ‘furnace of humiliation,’ desperately, fearfully clinging to Christ for all He is … Continue reading

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Luminosity

Luminosity, the state of being luminous, brilliance or radiance. In Astronomy, the state in which a star radiates energy in every direction. John 8:12, “Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you … Continue reading

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Restrain Them: Psalms 141:8-10

8″ I look to you for help, O Sovereign Lord.     You are my refuge; don’t let them kill me. 9 Keep me from the traps they have set for me,     from the snares of those who do wrong. 10 Let the wicked fall into … Continue reading

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Exuberantly Alive with Life

“The glory of God is a person fully alive” said the church father Irenaeus. Psalm 18 shows David exuberantly alive with the life of God. It is filled with rich imagery of God’s deliverance and blessing upon people the people … Continue reading

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