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How Can We Have the Simple Faith of a Child? [Friday, #366]
Our home has several crawl spaces that are accessible on the second floor. Small doors open to a secret world kids love to explore. As adults, we know these spaces as the attic. Our grandchildren are ready to crawl...
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Who is Your Faith Hero? [Wednesday, #365]
Have you ever wished you could have the faith of Paul? Moses? Noah? Or some other Bible great? It’s only natural to compare ourselves to someone else, even when it comes to our spiritual life. That someone may be one...
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Finding Faith [Monday, #364]
Faith is our theme this week, and we all have a unique faith story. After an experience that would change my destiny, I walked through the front door and stood in our living room. An hour earlier, I had heard the...
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Winning the War on Temptation: God's Encouraging Guarantee [Friday, #363]
There’s one battle in life where you want to claim victory. And that’s the battle against temptation. It’s a tough one to win, often impossible on your own.
We’re faced with temptation every day. Some come and go like...
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Four Amazing and Encouraging Words [Wednesday, #362]
Jesus sent his Holy Spirit so he could reside in every believer. It’s beautiful. It’s amazing.
Do you realize the implications of God living in you? Above all, it means that the loving Father, Lord of the Universe —...
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When it Rains, We Need God's Encouraging Covering [Monday #361]
Life rains down on us, and sometimes we just need to run for shelter. I felt that way in today's story that I share.
There are assuring words for you when life is raining down. Philippians 4 is our focus as we start...
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Courage and Compromise [Friday, #360]
“Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt” (Genesis 41:46 NIV).
This one line in Scripture describes a pinnacle for an extraordinarily courageous man of God. Let’s venture back...
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I really messed up! [Wednesday, #359]
I blew it big-time. And it took me two days to see God’s purposes in it. Let me set the table for you . . . literally. My wife and I were having a pleasant lunch with friends we hadn’t seen in years. Great...
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Daniel's Steadfast Courage [Monday, #358]
COURAGE... our theme this week as we start the Retreating with God podcast. We can learn a lot from Daniel:
Daniel had a target on his back. He was challenged by a group of jealous cohorts for worshiping the God of...
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You Have Complete Access to God [Friday, #357]
Something remarkable happened just before Jesus breathed his last breath saying these words, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit” (Luke 23:46 ESV).
The passage tells us that the curtain of the temple was torn...
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The Penetrating Power of God's Word [Wednesday, #356]
The Word of God is nourishment for our soul. God’s Holy Spirit takes this book and miraculously gives us his insights, his strength and his life. It’s not just literature, but as we studied recently on Retreating with...
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Take a Retreat with God--Really! [Monday, #355]
I praise God that we have his written Word. To have access to the very mind of God is quite remarkable. He is the Lord of the universe and yet he chooses to speak to mankind. We call the Bible his Holy Word, and we...
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