Category Archives: Other voices

Because He Lives

Because He Lives
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. John 11:25-26 “Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.” That Jesus lives means everything. The old hymns have some great theology and this one has…
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A Child born but a Son given

A Child born but a Son given
For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given.  Isaiah 9:6 The power of Jesus’ coming is not diminished in the manner of His appearance, but rather reveals it. As Isaiah prophesied, a child was born but a Son was given. I thought this passage was communicating the same thing twice, but…
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Persistent Prayer: Ending before Beginning

Persistent Prayer: Ending before Beginning
It takes awhile for my heart to unfold – to figure out what it feels and finds words to communicate it. I don’t think I’m unusual in that. Getting to some of those deeper parts takes time in a conversation and even more so to get there in a relationship. Even to those closest, it’s…
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Unconstrained Prayer

Unconstrained Prayer
Are you bold in your prayers? I am … not. But I want to be. God assures us that He will hear and answer when we pray according to His will. But I think that’s the point, right? Praying according to His will. At a minimum, my prayers are greatly influenced by my will. Deep…
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