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Why?Almost half of American adults read below high school level. God looks at your heart, not your reading skills. Big faith can be built on simple words.
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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
Shelter from COVID-19’s Spiritual Implications
Life in Abundance ministers in 56 disadvantaged communities in 14 African and Caribbean countries. COVID-19 has escalated the need: “We recognize the severity of this for the urban and rural poor we walk with, many of whom live … Continue reading
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The Church Laments
The COVID-isolated Church laments, but not at the level of the Old Testament exile: Lamentations 2:6 (NIV) He has laid waste his dwelling like a garden; he has destroyed his place of meeting. The Lord has made … Continue reading
Schoolhouse Laments
Education! Lots of room to lament, especially during this season of isolation. Students lament the loss of contact with friends. Parents lament their new roles as home educators. Teachers lament the students’ lack of progress. Taxpayers lament the … Continue reading
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Christ’s Lament
Christ wept for His city: Luke 19:41-42 (NIV) As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace.” Let’s follow … Continue reading
My Lament
I’m taking my cue from the book of Lamentations and writing my own broken-hearted prayer: Our cities are a mess, Lord. – Empty sidewalks. – Boarded businesses. Marked by desolation and destruction. People are a mess, Lord. … Continue reading
How?
We look at the news reports, and we wonder: How? How did this happen? How did we fall this low? I noticed a title on someone else’s post: A Lament. It sent my mind to the Bible … Continue reading
Unjust Shelter
Proverbs 17:15 (NIV) Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent– the LORD detests them both. Did authorities look the other way as an officer accumulated 17 complaints? I did some simple research and found a Reuters article from three … Continue reading
What Goes Around Comes Around
Let’s close out Daniel 6. It’s a miracle! Daniel survives the night shut up with hungry lions. Delighted that his friend survived, the king turns his attention to the men behind the evil plot. Daniel 6:24 (NIV) At the … Continue reading
Unintended, Not So Simple
Anybody out there saying, “I really, really hope our kids never learn to read.” Raise your hand. No hands? Thought not. The US NAEP exam (National Assessment of Education Progress) is given every year to 600,000 students from all over … Continue reading
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Unintended Consequences
Continuing in Daniel 6: Without giving it much thought, the king agreed to ban prayers to anybody but him. It sounded good. “Daniel is praying to his god,” the conspirators said. “It’s the lions’ den for him. You … Continue reading