Month: March 2022
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The Privileged Life: When No News Is Very Good News
“…for in Him we live and move and have our being….” (Acts 17:28a) The latest media news cycles have been chock full of devastating events. After more than two years of pandemic headlines, we now watch the unfolding of a catastrophic war in Ukraine.* Economic turbulence and woes assail us. Political parties blast each other. If […]
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The Privileged Life: An Influence as “Big as The Moon”
“And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.” (Psalm 89:5) When the waves lap at your feet along the seashore, the moon may not be at the top of your thoughts. But if it weren’t for the gravitational pull of Earth’s biggest satellite, the ocean wouldn’t roll […]
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The Privileged Life: How to Handle a Disappointing Loss
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13) On Saturday morning, we woke up to a beautiful snowfall with large, chunky flakes. Just spectacular. It’s not uncommon in the South to have late snows, even into April. But this snow was on the heels of a warm spell that teased us […]
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The Privileged Life: Who’s on Your Rope?
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes….” Romans 1:16a The story was told, at our church’s missions conference yesterday, of an eye surgeon who traveled to a remote region in China to perform cataract surgeries. One of the surgeries restored the […]
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The Privileged Life: Pray for Peace in the Ukraine
“He shall judge between the nations, and rebuke many people; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nations shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.” (Isaiah 2:4) War. Even after all the conflicts throughout the centuries and in recent years, it is still […]
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