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lift up your eyes

On 18 February, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I lift up my eyes to the hills.

From where does my help come?

My help comes from the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.

A simple reminder from the saints who have come before us, that if the answer to our problems depends on us we [...]

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ahead

On 8 October, 2010 · 5 Comments

It’s easy to lose hope.

Which is why I’m so challenged by the story of the man who came to Jesus and asked him to heal his on in John 4. It’s one of those passages I keep going back to.

The first time I read it I was amazed at the man’s [...]

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the god who provides

On 8 September, 2010 · 3 Comments

There is a question that used to haunt me:

How can I know the God who provides if I can provide everything I need myself?

In short, my health insurance scared me because I didn’t need God to heal me – a $15 copay and $40 in prescriptions would do just fine. Our savings (as [...]

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