Tag: God
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The Ram in the Thicket
Those who are obedient to God’s direction, in spite of suffering and uncertainty, experience God’s victory and provision.. God gave Abraham a very odd directive; actually, it was a command. He told Abraham to take his son, his only son, to a place He would reveal to him, and sacrifice him on an altar. Abraham…
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The Gettysburg Address and Today’s Civil War
When I think about this beloved nation of ours, I can’t help but wonder just what’s in store. The words of Abraham Lincoln keep playing over and over in my mind (I changed the first four words to reflect today’s year. Lincoln’s words are in quotation marks). Twelve score and four years ago ”our fathers…
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An Unholy Agenda
There are several trains of thought running throughout the social media world these days. Each camp is accusing others of having, what I’ll refer to as, an unholy agenda. What I mean by that is an agenda or some sort of diabolical plot to force the masses into a certain way of thinking. A particular…
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I Could’ve Quit Too Soon
It’s been 26 years since I almost quit too soon. I thought about that today while driving to an out of town ministry opportunity. It’s been 26 years since I contemplated driving my van into a telephone pole at 70 miles an hour. Really, you say? Why would someone like me ever think of taking…
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Is Our Faith Pleasing To God?
Something hit me last night, while I was listening to the eleventh chapter of Hebrews. Something I had read myself many times, yet had never thought about it like I did last night. It concerns the subject of faith. Specifically, faith in God. Most of us are aware of the following verse: “But without faith it’s…
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God, Guns, and Faith
I understand our nation’s history, her Minutemen, Paul Reveres, etc., but I’m having a hard time reconciling some of the remarks made by my Christian brethren with what Jesus Himself said. “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword.” (Matthew 26:52 ESV) “You have heard…
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Uncle Sam Weeps
watch video of song – Uncle Sam Weeps UNCLE SAM WEEPS by Jan L. Grace In this land of the free and the home of the brave, Kneels an old ragged man with his banner to wave And he weeps, Holding those Colors, the red white and blue, With hands rough and worn…
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Day Five
The Faithful God “Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations…” (Deuteronomy 7:9 ESV) I love this description of God: the faithful God. He keeps covenant; in other words, He can be…
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40 Days of Promises
The Lord let us know, through the writings of the Apostle Paul, that the things which happened to people in the Old Testament happened not only for their instruction, provision, and discipline, but also for ours: Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they…
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Ten Reasons Why
I’m beginning a new series of posts called “Ten Reasons Why”. There will be a number of topics we’ll consider, but the first is this: Ten reasons why you should think about God and His Kingdom. Yes, one would suffice, but why not arm yourself with enough reasons to overcome any doubt? It just makes…
Jan Grace 