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Let Love Be Genuine

Romans 12:9 “Let love be genuine.” Sincerely Loving Others, Even our Enemies It would be much easier to walk through this world not caring. There is a certain appeal to being a detached, impenetrable person, avoiding hurt and never feeling the pains of others. Loving others can hurt. Many times I have found myself saying ...

Prayer Answered by Crosses

Prayer Answered by Crosses

I read this poem probably five years ago and have come back to it many times.  It’s easy to see the love and care of God when He answers our prayers for our own lives and the lives of others the way that we desire them to be answered.  Sometimes we pray “Your will be ...

5 comments   |   Bible Thoughts, Suffering

"Through Many A Sleepless Night"

I have never slept well.  Even as a kid I don’t think I can remember having an easy time getting to sleep or staying asleep.  Sometimes this can be a very discouraging problem.  There are so many things a person wants to accomplish, and it can be very difficult to do with little (or sometimes ...

3 comments   |   Suffering

What I’ve Learned Lately Through Suffering: Speaking Openly and Honestly From The Heart

My greatest, and most overriding desire in all forms of trials I face, is no longer that they would be removed but rather that they would not be wasted.  If God would be pleased to use suffering to make me more like my Lord Jesus Christ, and if He would refine me in the fiery ...

3 comments   |   Bible Thoughts

Let us Be Honest and Compassionate

Something is bothering me tonight.  I am wondering what other Christians out there think about it.  What has been your experience when it comes to sharing burdens, griefs, troubles, doubts, or confessing sin to other Christians?