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Lean Not: My Fallible Understanding

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 Sometimes the right path ahead is simple to see, but I find more often that life is complex. God isn’t asking me to figure it out – He says, “trust Me.” Submitting to this can be difficult, yet it can also…
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The Insidious Danger of Laziness

Laziness is spoken against very harshly in the Bible. We all move at different speeds, and I am moving slower these days, so where is the line between resting and sloth? Rest is a gift God gives us so we can recharge and continue the work He has for us. Rest is so important that…
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Jonathan: a supporting character

 And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength in God. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.” The two of them made a covenant before…
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Elohim Chai: The Living God

My heart and flesh sing for joy    to the living God. Psalm 84:2 Many of us got our first introduction to Hebrew as we watched Fiddler on the Roof and sang along, “to life, to life, l’chaim!” Chai or chay means life and Elohim Chai, or El Chay, is a frequent name of God. It seems in…
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