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It is easy to become anxious these days. We rush around trying to accomplish the things that seem important to us, while neglecting many things that are truly important. Paying bills seems to get harder, even as our income grows. Outside forces and events trouble us. Unstable political conditions and worldwide conflicts certainly add toContinue reading “Peace in the Age of Anxiety”

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4:18-19Continue reading “Prophecy Fulfilled”

The book of Nehemiah in the Bible tells the story of rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem. It had been destroyed along with the rest of the city when the Babylonian king conquered the Hebrew kingdom and took the people captive to Babylonia. Nehemiah served King Artaxerxes. He would be the one to ask the kingContinue reading “God’s Favor”

Many years ago the expression “many happy returns” was routinely used. It was supposed to be a wish for many blessings for the recipient. Unfortunately only some of our returns are happy. Sometimes we are blessed to return home to reunite with loved ones. However, sometimes those reunions are sad due to the loss ofContinue reading “Many Happy Returns”

“By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.” Psalm 65:5 God’s definition of hope varies significantly from the world’s definition. According to Oxford Languages hope means, “a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thingContinue reading “Living Hope”