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Earnest Prayer

Gift Card

Suppose you receive a gift card unexpectedly from someone. You were expecting anything, so now you don’t think that there is much money on this card. So you hold onto it for some rainy day casual expense. Then, an emergency pops up and you don’t have sufficient funds to cover this expense. So you useContinue reading “Gift Card”

Abundantly

Frail Bodies

As I get older, I become more and more aware of the weaknesses and frailties of my own body. While my mind insists that I can still do certain things, my body warns me not to try these things. These bodily weaknesses remind me of weaknesses in other parts of my nature. My mind isContinue reading “Frail Bodies”

Jars of Clay

Giving Thanks

I have noticed that many young parents have decided not to instruct their children to give thanks when they receive gifts or when someone does something nice for them. They even boast about this decision on social media and among friends. While I understand their reasoning, I think that this is a disturbing trend. GivingContinue reading “Giving Thanks”

Now We Thank You

Resurrection of the Dead

We go through life, trying to make the most of it, while also knowing that some day life will end. Most people do not know or even consider what happens to them after death. Different philosophies and religions offer some description of the afterlife ranging from reincarnation to nothingness to another life working toward heavenContinue reading “Resurrection of the Dead”

Raised in Glory

Released in Power

Sometimes I have something to say, but it seems to get caught up within me somehow and I am unable to say it. Emotions can be the same way. They may well up within me but I am not able to express them or accurately express them. Romans 15:13 says, “May the God of hopeContinue reading “Released in Power”