Author: Bill D.
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Assurance
This morning, I found out that a ministry friend had passed away during the night after a long battle with cancer. Even as I sit here pondering what to type next, I realize she was more than that to me. God used her and her story in a pivotal moment in my life over 20…
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Wickedness. Wickedness Everywhere.
Today, the Babylon Bee was banned from Twitter for hate speech after they named a trans woman “Man of the Year”. Their CEO claimed that they will not delete the offending tweet because they are unwilling to “bow the knee” to compromise the truth. Interestingly, my continued readings in Ecclesiastes led me to chapter three…
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Final Instructions
Over the past five weeks, we have looked at the topics of Anxiety, Prayer, Faith, Endurance, and Hope as we have contemplated being resilient in the face of crisis. In this final week of the semester for many students, we come to the final instructions that Paul uttered to most of the churches to whom…
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Character Produces Hope
Of all the attributes where Christians should have a corner on the market, Hope outstrips them all. We have story after story throughout our Holy Scriptures demonstrating God coming through for His people in what appear to be impossible circumstances, proving Himself exceedingly worthy of hope. He makes a way through the Red Sea. He…
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Keep True – Staying the course
In the world of navigation, true direction is the shortest point from A to B, and it’s hard to keep. Waves, currents, and storms will alter the vessels course if left unchecked requiring regular adjustments in order to stay the course. I have found that life isn’t much different. Even when we have a definite…
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You can believe it!
Passage: John 16:25-33 (ESV) “Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. No,…
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A Call to Prayer
In our last devotion, the focus was on anxiety and how to overcome. Part of that overcoming is maintaining connection with our Heavenly Father, and that largely happens through prayer. Throughout Scripture, there are many instances where prayer is referenced. From Jesus’ teaching of the model prayer in Luke 11, to Jesus’ prayer for His…
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Dealing with Anxiety: Philippians 4:6-9
This devotion is the first in a series of six devotions on becoming resilient in the midst of crises. [D]o not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your…
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Becoming Resilient: Devotions for Dealing with Uncertainty
What does it mean to be psychologically and spiritually healthy in the midst of crisis? We are living in a time that is unparalleled in human history. The entire world is nearly shut down. We are coming into Palm Sunday and Easter with nearly every church across the country closed in the midst of this…
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Psalm 1
“but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.” Psalm 1:2 As one meditates on the law of the Lord, he has the opportunity to stand firm and prosper. Like a tree growing near the riverbank, the man of God leaning into and delighting in…
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