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Imagining Another Life

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And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest; yes, I would wander far away; I would lodge in the wilderness; I would hurry to find a shelter from the raging wind and tempest.” Psalm 55:6–8 Do we think that we are alone in our […]

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We are Not Invincible

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My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 Here is another text where the Psalmist plainly admits weakness. The Hebrew verb that is translated here as “may fail” means “to vanish, fade away.” (HALOT). Instead of believing in invincibility, which we often do, […]

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When Results Don’t Come

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Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God […]

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The Brokenhearted who serve the Brokenhearted

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…he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted…Isaiah 61:1 It’s a dangerous assumption to think that Jesus only ministers to brokenhearted people, and not the brokenhearted people who are serving the brokenhearted. We might go so far as to say that Jesus must minister to us doubly – because we don’t have the strength […]

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A Thousand Methods of Despair

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My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar. Psalm 42:6 In his commentary on Psalm 42, John Calvin writes, “The soul of man serves the purpose, as it were, of a workshop to Satan in which to forge a thousand methods of […]

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Tempted to Quit, Too

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For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:15 Normally we apply these verses to ourselves in the context of individual temptation: thoughts of a temper tantrum, a one night stand, or […]

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When Your Prayers are Whimpers

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O LORD, in distress they sought you; they poured out a whispered prayer when your discipline was upon them. Isaiah 26:16 “Fervor and noise are not necessarily spiritual companions.” When we’re under the hand of the Lord’s discipline, our prayers can become like whimpers. We long for those days of spirited prayer when, like the Psalmist, […]

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Too Heavy

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For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me. Psalm 38:4 Daily we come face to face with a burden that is too heavy for us to bear: our sins. This Psalm testifies to our inherit inability to lift even the smallest burden of sin off […]

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My $3.99 E-Book FREE

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To celebrate Ohio State’s win last week, I’ll be giving my new E-Book (normally $3.99 on Amazon) away FREE for the next 20 subscribers to my blog. I’ve written this book to refresh weary hearts in ministry, so it can be used as a weekly devotional or as a stand-alone book.

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From my Forthcoming Book

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Happy New Year Everyone! I wanted to start the year off right, and that’s why in just a short time I’ll be publishing my second book, Getting Over the Holy Hangover: 52 Christ-Centered Reflections for when Ministry Gives You a Headache. I’d love to let you be the first ones to know when it’s published and […]

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