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running … and finishing the race …
When I was in high school, I ran cross country each fall. Some of our races were run on ¼ mile tracks while many were run on cross country courses … most all were at a distance of around 2 … Continue reading
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God’s purpose in affliction
A good warm up here might involve reading Five Ways Affliction Helps by John Piper from a couple of weeks ago. Typically when we encounter personal affliction of any kind, our first response is to determine what we can either … Continue reading
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Tagged affliction, Christ Jesus, comfort, complete, deliverance, escape, faith, God, God's Word, joy, kingdom of God, perfect, promise of life, rejoice, spiritual insights, thanksgiving, will of God
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receiving the fullness of God
Yesterday’s post ended with these words … But here’s the challenge. Before the overflow can begin, we must be filled to the fullness of God (Eph 3:19). After all, fullness precedes overflowing. Are we receiving … experiencing the fullness of … Continue reading
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Tagged amazement, believer, church, comfort, completeness, elders, fullness of Christ, fullness of God, grace, Holy Spirit, joy, knowledge, love of Christ, peace, receiving, righteousness, spiritual understanding, spiritual wisdom, truth, wonder
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cancer survivor or cancer warrior?
You may have noticed that I refer to myself as a cancer warrior, not the more widely accepted and commonly used term cancer survivor. Consider these excerpts from John C. Maxwell in his inspiring and challenging book, Be All You … Continue reading
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the God of hope
This verse greeted me this morning as I turned to January 23rd on my current perpetual-page-a-day calendar … May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow … Continue reading
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12 weeks without chemo
For me, Wednesday, August 28th marks 12 weeks without chemo treatments. You don’t realize how chemo is wearing you down until you have a long break like this. Right now I am feeling better than I did even 6-12 months … Continue reading
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Believing IN Christ Jesus through ALL things 