Wondrous: Psalm 105:2

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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Make Known His Deeds: Psalm 105:1

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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A Well Placed Faith

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 Trust the Captain

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.

A Little Bit of Spring

As the snow begins to recede and the rivers begin to rise here in the interior of Alaska, I am thankful the Lord has brought us through another long and very snowy winter. Last week I swatted my first mosquito and watched a pair of swans fly over. This morning I heard the first robins …

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Walking Away from Anger. Walking Toward Peace

"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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Books About Heaven

There are plenty of books out there that claim to know something about Heaven. Many of them are full of dangerous misinformation and deceptive fantasy. The Bible, however, gives us the Truth. It gives us all we need to know about our forever home. Still, we have questions, and that's OK.

A Sure Hope

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 …

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Up From the Ashes

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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Reasons Not See a Psychic Medium

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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In the Arms of My Father: Thoughts on Psalm Fifty-Five

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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Never Ceasing: God's Faithfulness in Grief

What is the ‘Resurrection of the Dead’?

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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A Brief Stay, But a Permanent Blessing

Suffering and the Sovereignty of God

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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Would It Be Okay For Me To Be Angry With God? | Tim Challies

It felt like a test—a test of my faith, a test of my convictions, a test of my love for God. Soon, very soon, after I learned that my son had died, I received a message from an old acquaintance. Her intentions were good—she wanted to offer consolation. But her… Source: Would It Be Okay …

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