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Remember Me, O Lord

Remember Me, O Lord
Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people; help me when you save them. Psalm 106:4 Does God forget about us? Why do we see the fathers of our faith imploring God to remember? As Westerners, our first instinct is to intellectualize things. When describing our faith we make lists of essential…
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Can you hear me now?

Can you hear me now?
Fasting is a difficult practice for me - maybe because I don’t totally understand it or maybe because it is just hard and I lack the physical discipline. Recently a friend committed to a short fast and, wanting to join her, I took a look at this practice once again. As I made a short…
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Nowhere else to go

Nowhere else to go
The Marvel movie, “Dr. Strange,” is visually stunning but also echoes some Bible narrative. In one scene, the title character is literally tossed out of the mystical healing center. At the end of his rope, he beats on the door to be let back in. Through his sobs he cries, “There’s nowhere else to go.”…
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To Wrestle with God

To Wrestle with God
Jacob, alone in the wilderness and facing a crisis, has a wrestling match. He lasts through the night, refusing to let go, and demands a blessing. The Lord gives him that blessing but leaves him with a humbling reminder of their interaction, a limp. This Jacob becomes Israel, which means to struggle or wrestle with…
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