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Category Archives: other
It Would Have Been Enough
Lord, it would have been enough if you’d just given me children. But you added grandchildren. Thank you! Lord, it would have been enough if you’d provided shelter. But you added a furnace to keep me warm. Thank … Continue reading
Exceedingly Abundant Blessings
Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV) Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, … Continue reading
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Twice Blessed
How do you count your blessings? One by one, like the song says By category: Family, Home, Job . . . Frankly, I’m not feeling very blessed There’s a Jewish tradition, part of the Passover celebration, that … Continue reading
Sheltering Homeless Men
There have always been homeless men in America. My mother tells how hobos would stop by their Wisconsin farm, and my grandmother would give them a cup of soup. Many cities have rescue missions that offer homeless men … Continue reading
Blessed Comforter
John 14:26 (TLB) But when the Father sends the Comforter instead of me—and by the Comforter I mean the Holy Spirit—he will teach you much, as well as remind you of everything I myself have told you. We mourn, and … Continue reading
Blessed Comfort
Think of the disciples, daily walking and talking with Jesus, and then . . . he was gone. Surely they mourned, as Jesus knew they would. He promised them comfort: John 14:26 (AMP) . . . the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, … Continue reading
Blessed Grief
“The true man of God is heartsick, grieved at the worldliness of the Church, grieved at the toleration of sin in the Church, grieved at the prayerlessness in the Church.” Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994 ) Blessed are those who mourn … Continue reading
Simple Comfort
Matthew 5:4 (NIV) Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed because they are comforted. How sad to forever mourn and never be comforted (maybe that’s what hell is like).
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Good Grief
Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn. Do you agree? That makes no sense In the Bible, must be true. But how? What if you lived without grief? That means that you never loved enough to grieve when … Continue reading
Healing Shelter
A good hospital is a safe shelter for people in need of healing. And a good hospital requires resources—things that are hard to find in some places. Mercy Ships has found a way: “A ship is the most … Continue reading