The first week I started re-reading the Bible chronologically this new year, I was struck by the phrase, “do not fear.” Days later I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. “But you eat so healthy!” my strong-boned eighty-nine-year-old mother-in-law protested. I was blindsided, too. I’d hoped my lifestyle would overcome my genetics but vaguely noticed that sometime … Continue reading No Fear
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Hopeful Perseverance
Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com Sometimes it’s hard not to give up, but the Bible offers hope to all Christians in all times. Early believers endured intense, prolonged persecution which the Apostle Paul calls “momentary, light affliction” (2 Corinthians 4:17). How can Paul dismiss such agony? He says a few verses earlier, “we are … Continue reading Hopeful Perseverance

