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Sing Out God’s Goodness
Tip of the Day: Listen to a different take on the power of Jesus love and presence in the midst of adversity. Verse of the Day: Bible Readings for Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Reflection of the Day: Sometimes human analogies are helpful in thinking about our relationship with God. I recently heard someone say the most important thing she valued in a relationship was time spent with the other person. Put negatively, she was not interested in having a relationship with someone unwilling to spend time with her. Gifts, money, pedigree, etc. all came in a distant second to “spending time.” God has so much to…
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“I was sick, and you visited Me”
Tip of the Day: Visit a friend in the hospital, nursing home or homebound. At least call him or her. Verse of the Day: Bible Readings for Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Reflection of the Day: Our words are not as powerful and miraculous as Jesus telling a man to pick up his mat and walk, but let’s not underestimate the healing power of solidarity with someone who is ill and suffering. Emotional or psychological isolation and separation are added burdens to many who are struggling with serious illnesses.
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Love Your Neighbor As Yourself
Tip of the Day: Think of somebody in a difficult situation – maybe a neighbor, maybe a relative, maybe a stranger whom you pass on the sidewalk or by the side of the road. Don’t just walk by today or put off reaching out until tomorrow. Reach out as you would like to be helped if you were in that difficulty situation. Verse of the Day: Bible Readings for Friday of the Third Week of Lent Reflection of the Day: We religious people, many times, make religion too complicated. It’s good that God bursts through and calls us back to basics: Love God a…
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Focus on God and NOT on You
Tip of the day: Take 15 minutes to read the Bible today. In the first 5 minutes read both Jeremiah 7:23-28 and Luke 11:14-23. In the next 5 minutes pick one verse that strikes you and think about it the last 5 minutes to figure out one concrete way you will follow up on that verse. Verse of the day: Bible Readings for Thursday of the Third Week of Lent Reflection of the day: Thanks to the printing press the Bible became the all-time bestseller. I haven’t yet seen the comps on the e-version or social media fronts. It’s o.k. that the Bible doesn’t top Beyonce’s prego…
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Can We Truly Forgive and Forget?
Tell someone who has hurt you that forgive them and are no longer angry. Click here for today’s readings. Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt and pardons sin for the remnant of his inheritance; Who does not persist in anger forever, but delights rather in clemency I often have discussions about the difference between “forgiving” and “forgetting.” I am pretty strong in my perspective on this. I am never going to forget what Dick Fisher did to me in 6th grade. He pushed me over in the playground and then got a group of his friends to threaten to beat me up. Fortunately, it did…