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“Let your gentle spirit be known to all people” (Philippians 4:5) To operate on a broken knee, one must understand anatomy, master surgical procedures, and possess expertise in orthopedics. Similarly, an economist needs precision and insight to analyze statistics and offer sound policy or business advice. But what about when we discuss virtues like gentleness?…
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“Passing though the Valley of Weeping (Baca), they make it a place of springs. The early rain covers it with blessings” (Psalm 84:6). I wish I could tell you that every mountain will turn into gentle plains or accessible hills. I wish I could assure you that they will melt away before your very eyes…
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“By this I know that You are well pleased with me, because my enemy does not triumph over me”. (Psalm41: 11) A few months ago, on the way to school, one of my daughters started asking in the most candid of ways “so, how is your day going to be today, mommy”?…I was startled at…
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“For I have great joy and comfort and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother” (Philemon 1:7) Paul’s fellow workers were more than just colleagues; they were comrades in suffering who shared each other’s pain and grief. This is how Paul describes his companions in…
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“When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him [ temporarily], until a more opportune time” (Luke 4:13 Amplified Bible). I’ve never considered myself an expert negotiator, and calling myself one would be misleading. I don’t enjoy haggling over prices, whether at a farmers market or elsewhere. The most I’ve ever saved is probably…
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“So, He stood over her and rebuked the fever and it left her. And immediately she arose and served them” (Luke 5:39). The guests were expected to arrive around two o’clock—my nephews and nieces from Chicago and out of state, along with my brother and some friends. I had been eagerly looking forward to the…
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“The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him” (Lamentations 3:25). One of the verses that become my life motto is from John 15:4 that says:” Abide in Me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither…
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“Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed it and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him” (Luke 24:30, 31 a). You loved deeply and cultivated true friendships. You devoted yourself to raising godly, hardworking children.…