Sometimes I wonder where is my guiding light, my star to lead me in the correct direction.
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Sometimes I wonder where is my guiding light, my star to lead me in the correct direction.
I last heard my father speak this Bible verses on December 24, 1983. I was 28 years old.
And so, begins the story we have heard and reheard for thousands of years.
I read today’s Bible verse, hovered my fingers over the keyboard and proclaimed: “Expound!” Nothing came out…
In the mid-1990s, I actually considered Daniel in the lion’s den with a situation I faced. My life was not in danger, but I was laying my intellectual and spiritual reputation on the line.
I remember my aunts discussing the trials my brother Christopher would have in first grade, learning to spell his name.
I did not recognize the name Josiah, so here is a brief history of King Josiah:
I’ve heard people say, “God doesn’t hear my prayers. I’m not worth it.” It’s easy to feel small or insignificant, especially when life is overwhelming.
Rehoboam had a choice: respond with wisdom or react from wounded pride. He chose the latter, and it cost him a kingdom.
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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)
