return of Christ

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My richest gain, I count but loss, Lord of love

Downsizing fifteen minutes at a time this summer, going through bins and boxes of artifacts and mementos saved from childhood, I saw progressions of meaning in what I valued most.  What I “worshipped.” So many idols.  Yet I also see that God was loving me, drawing me to Himself before Read more

By Lauri Hogle, ago
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What can we sing when we fear more suffering?

David was afraid. Of course! Running for his life, leaving his loved ones and home behind, living off the land, he hid in fear of attack and death at the hands of his enemy. For 20 years, scholars say. Vulnerable. Humbled. Lonely. Living in darkness. Dependent on God’s grace. For Read more

By Lauri Hogle, ago
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What if…tomorrow is the day?! Praise Him, praise Him!

Lord Jesus, When “what if” thoughts fill my mind, when agony over escalating evil weighs heavy, when hope-less fears arise, zoom me back to Your hope-saturated truth. “What if”…tomorrow is actually the day of Your return? The appointed, already-scheduled day… Because [the Father] has fixed a day on which he Read more

By Lauri Hogle, ago

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