Short excerpts from ‘Never Ceasing: God’s Faithfulness in Grief’ by Kim Nolywaika
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. Psalm 105:3 Your name is holy and pure. No other name under Heaven has the power to save a sinner or to raise the dead. Someday every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess that you are Lord. …
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photo: Noah Nolywaika Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. Psalm 105:2 Everything you do is wonderful—even those things I do not understand. Especially those things. By your power, you hold all things together: the water I drink, the ground I stand on, the atmosphere I breathe, the …
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photo: Hans Nolywaika O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. Psalm 105:1 Thank you, Lord, that you are. Thank you that I can call on your name and you hear me. Me! Thank you I have the freedom to tell people about your marvelous deeds. …
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Faith is believing what God has said. Faith must have as its object something bigger than self. Bigger than anyone or anything. Faith must be in something bigger than death. There is no point in having a lot of faith in something little.
I began this journey without knowing all the twists and turns it might involve. But my Captain knows all. I do not need to fret or peer over His shoulder to make sure He is on the right course. I am just along for the ride wherever He takes me.
"Anger is destructive. It is a nasty weapon in the Destroyer’s arsenal. How is it working for you? Does it not make you unbelievably tired? Wouldn’t you like to lay it down and walk away? Wouldn’t you like to replace it with something more productive? Wouldn’t you like to rest?" -From Chapter 40, Angry at …
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For those who trust Jesus as their Savior, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. The moment life went out of Hans’s body, he was taken immediately into the presence of God—no waiting, no further payment or cleansing required. That is because Jesus paid it all and it is …
It would easy to spend all my time preoccupied with the past. The way it was. Looking at – no examining - old photographs. Studying, not just the image of our son, but the background, too. Everyday scenery that has not changed but is so totally different now. Trying to find the what-ifs casually arranged …
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The following chapter was taken from the second-most viewed post on this site. The most often entered search term here, by far, has been some variation of "Should I consult a medium?" We can conclude that many are tempted. Here's what God has to say about it... Table of Contents: Should I trust a psychic …
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From my book, Never Ceasing: God's Faithfulness in Grief My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. Psalm 55:4,5 Table of Contents: How it Feels to Bury a ChildTerrified and OverwhelmedPeace from AboveThe Nearness of …
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Resurrection: (Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1913) 1. (n.) A rising again; a return from death to life; as the resurrection of Christ. 2. (n.) Especially, the rising again from the dead; the resumption of life by the dead; as, the resurrection of Jesus Christ; the general resurrection of all the dead at the Day of …
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In this post: God Alone Has the Final Say Over All EventsDoes God "Violate" Our Free Will?God is Still GoodNo Victory for Satan. God Gets the Glory. God Alone Has the Final Say Over All Events Did God take our son, or was it an accident? It depends on what you mean by “accident.” Was …
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An Excerpt from my Book Never Ceasing: God’s Faithfulness in Grief In cutting his earthly life short, God has withheld no good thing from our Hans. For the Christian, to die is gain, and Hans has surely gotten the better end of the deal. He is basking in the light of God’s presence, utterly shielded …
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I do not believe that Hans will suffer a loss of reward simply because his earthly life was short. His time here was relatively brief, but it was complete; therefore, there was no longer any reason for him to stay among us. Instead, it was ordained of God that Hans should continue his life in …
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An excerpt from Never Ceasing: God’s Faithfulness in Grief ... So, I must wait, but waiting does not have to mean stagnating. The Lord still has business to conduct in His universe. There are people yet to be born and souls yet to be saved. The time I have left is shorter than it feels; …
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