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The download links in this morning's post have been fixed. Sorry about that! What Does the Bible Say About Anger? James 1:19-20 --Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. Ephesians 4:26 – Be ye …
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The download links in this morning’s post have been fixed. Sorry about that!: https://youcantrusthim.com/2023/07/18/re-post-ten-bible-verses-to-help-overcome-anger-free-download/ What Does the Bible Say About Anger? James 1:19-20 --Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. Ephesians 4:26 – Be ye …
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Believers of all abilities need the Scriptures Before our children learned to read the Scriptures for themselves, they listened to hours (and hours!) of Bible story and Scripture tapes and CDs. They learned a lot of Bible and memorized a lot of Scripture this way without much effort on our part. The repetition of quality …
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What makes a nation's pillars highAnd its foundations strong?What makes it mighty to defyThe foes that round it throng? It is not gold. Its kingdoms grandGo down in battle shock;Its shafts are laid on sinking sand,Not on abiding rock. Is it the sword? Ask the red dustOf empires passed away;The blood has turned their stones …
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Hans left us over 7000 photos on his camera. Over the last 7-plus years, I have featured many of them on my blog. I am going through them again and have started a collection on Fine Art America. I have wanted to do this for a long time and am glad to make some of …
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. . . chastenings are the sure evidence of God's fatherly love. William Bacon Stevens, "The Rainbow in the Cloud" 1856 The furnace of affliction is but the purifying agent to purge away our dross--that the great Refiner may see His own image reflected in purified souls. In furnishing the strongest and most Scriptural consolation which can be offered …
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When Death Comes to a Home Our home now, with half of us gone most of the time, is like a movie with the sound turned off, or a photo album filled with pictures in which there are no people. I go outside and look around the yard; where are the people? Where is my …
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Table of Contents: Will I See My Child Again?False Beliefs About the AfterlifeEverybody Goes to Heaven, No Questions Asked. My Child is not Dead. He is Right Here with Me, I Just Can’t See Him. There is no HeavenThere is No Afterlife.How Can I Be So Confident I Will See My Son Again?How Do I …
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"Cast all your cares upon Him, as fast as they come in." James Smith, (1802—1862) "The Pastor's Morning Visit" Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 1 Peter 5:7 Does God care about me? The Lord knows all His people, all their needs, and all their trials. He thinks upon them, to …
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Special needs, special grief When there is a death in the family, the surviving developmentally challenged sibling grieves too. While cognitive impairment presents difficulties in understanding the finer points of the theological truths that sustain the rest of us, I believe the Lord ministers to the mentally disabled in very special ways as only He …
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But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 https://youcantrusthim.com/2017/07/27/gods-promise-for-july-27-2017/
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'ns rescued land praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserved us a nation! Francis Scott Key The Unknown Soldier | Memorial Day This video features a moving speech made by President Ronald Reagan for an Unknown Soldier who was laid to rest in Washington D.C on Memorial …
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. 1 Samuel 1:10 Hannah's Song And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. There is none holy …
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The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the crowning proof of Christianity. Everything else that was said or done by Christ and the apostles is secondary in importance to the resurrection. If the resurrection did not take place then Christianity is a false religion. If it did take place, then Christ is …
God, Thou Art Love If I forget, yet God remembers.If these hands of mine cease from their clinging,Yet the hands divine hold me so firmly, I cannot fall.And if sometimes I am too tired to call for Him to help me,Then He reads the prayer unspoken in my heart and lifts my care. I dare …
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