Tag Archives: providence

Thy will be done…….

Posted on October 18, 2008 by admin

Martin Luther wrote these words to help us explore the full meaning of the Lord’s Prayer. Consider several points: How is the human will described? How does this prayer help us to examine the desires of our hearts? Who is … Continue reading →

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7 Reasons to Say ‘God Willing…’

Posted on September 1, 2008 by admin

In a recent sermon on James 4:13-17 [show]James 4:13-17 [13]Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"– [14]yet you do … Continue reading →

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Why God Doesn’t Always Heal

Posted on August 9, 2008 by admin

  Here is an interesting reflection on healing from Sam Storms entitled Why God Doesn’t Always Heal based on 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 [show]2 Corinthians 12:8-10 [8]Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. [9]But … Continue reading →

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God Works in Secret

Posted on August 6, 2008 by admin

Genesis 37:31-33 [show]Genesis 37:31-33 [31]Then they took Joseph’s robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood. [32]And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, "This we have found; … Continue reading →

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How Do You Measure the Quality of A Life?

Posted on August 1, 2008 by admin

See also Psalm 139 [show]Psalm 139 [139:1]O LORD, you have searched me and known me! [2]You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. [3]You search out my path and my lying … Continue reading →

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Why God Doesn’t Fully Explain Pain

Posted on July 15, 2008 by admin

  If you have been following along in the sermon series on 1st Peter you know that the Apostle worked diligently to keep disciples of Jesus Christ attuned to how God was at work in the midst of their struggles.  … Continue reading →

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Living with God in the Present Moment

Posted on June 2, 2008 by admin

In C.S. Lewis’s book The Screwtape Letters, senior demon Screwtape gives  his nephew, a junior tempter named Wormwood advice on leading his human into damnation: The humans live in time but our Enemy destines them to eternity. He therefore, I … Continue reading →

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The Curse of Numbers

Posted on April 16, 2008 by admin

Here is a reflection on the importance of rejoicing in God’s providential care from a Lutheran Army chaplain serving in Afghanistan Though we often do not see it, our rebellion against God incorporates numbers. We take comfort in them instead … Continue reading →

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