Tag: Psalms
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Encouragement from Psalm 91
I want to read Psalm 91 over you today. I really needed to hear it this morning. I hope it blesses you, too.
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Psalm 32 and Finding Your Voice
When I was in middle school, I quit talking. This is how I start most conversations when people ask me to tell my story. I became a Christian at five years old, so I don’t have a crazy salvation story to share. I just have a story of hardship and God’s faithfulness, which one day…
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Psalm 31, Christmas, and Luke 23
I opened to the Psalm for today and was struck by the title, “Into Your Hand I Commit My Spirit.” For some reason, the words echoed in my head in the voice of my college Bible professor. I could picture him standing at the front of the room, looking mildly uncomfortable in his jet black…
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Psalm 27 and Making People Feel Seen
I have devoted most of my recent podcast listening to the Don’t Keep Your Day Job podcast by Cathy Heller. I just love her emphasis on making people feel seen and using that idea as the motivation for our work. Some of the most heart-filling moments of my life have been when friends or family…
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A Letter to the Church about Anxiety and Depression
Dear Church, I prayed before I wrote this letter today. I read Psalm 23 and asked God what He would have me say about one of my favorite passages. When the thought of anxiety and depression came to mind, I said an extra prayer. I know only a fraction of all there is to know…
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6 Ways to Praise God’s Power
Psalm 21:13 ESV – “Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power.” The phrase “in your strength” sticks out to me in this passage. So often, my strength fails me. For instance, I helped with childcare for a prospective church member meeting last week, and I’m pretty sure that…
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Parade Candy Prayers
It sure didn’t feel like God was listening, that He had good plans, or that my prayers were doing anything other than getting caught in that space between the Earth-bound ceiling and the golden floor of Heaven.