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The Lord is gracious and compassionate,slow to anger and rich in love.The Lord is good to all;he has compassion on all he has made. (Psalm 145:8-9) In the stillness, I come to a place of quiet before You, my God. May the wonders of Your presence meet me this morning, Lord. My eyes are on …
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Harvard Medical School lists a number of ways people deal with stress, highlighting the tendency we all have to deal with stress in unhealthy ways, such as: Watching endless hours of TVWithdrawing from friends or partners or, conversely jumping into a frenzied social life to avoid facing problemsOvereating or undereatingSleeping too muchDrinking too much alcoholLashing …
When I look at my life, there are things that concern me: my family, meaningful relationships, my finances, the state of the world, and more. I am sure that you have your own list of things that concern you. In my Scripture readings from the past week, I was interested in finding out that there …
So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. (Genesis 1:27) Each and every life is made in God's image. Because of this great truth, no life is either less valuable or more valuable than another. To speak of the value of each life reminds …
Here is a quotation from Henri Nouwen that I shared in my message, "Compassion," this past weekend: God is a compassionate God. That is the good news brought to us in and through Jesus Christ. He is God-with-us, who finds nothing human alien and who lives in solidarity with us. He is a servant God …
Matthew Erickson 