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"Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it." (Hebrews 2:1, ESV) 'Brian! Pay attention!' A phrase I've heard many times in my life. More than just teachers have hurled it at me. I've often lobbed it at myself seeking to wake from a distracted stupor. I would like to think I'm skilled in the art of focus. But I'm not, I ...

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"The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor."(Proverbs 15:33, ESV) Reading the Scriptures daily takes any reader along the paths of familiarity. One of two things might be done on familiar paths. Either a discovery of needfully beautiful truths, or vexation because there is nothing new. I don't want to be vexed like a child. By God's g...

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It is hard to imagine grief with hope. Losing someone or something, having deep sorrow and pain, suffering the irritation and grief in unmet expectations, and yet still being hopeful. Hope is the grounds for knowing something good is going to happen. How then can we have a hope of good to happen while suffering the grief of bad things? Is it possible to have emotions in tw...

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