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Daily Encouragement - December 16

Isaiah 40:1-11 (CEB) 40 Comfort, comfort my people! says your God. 2 Speak compassionately to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her...

Daily Encouragement - December 15

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life....

Daily Encouragement - December 14

I want to share the following prayer found in Thomas Merton’s book Thoughts in Solitude. I found it to be encouraging. He prays: “My Lord...

Daily Encouragement - December 12

1 Kings 4:29-30. (The Message) God gave Solomon wisdom - the deepest of understanding and the largest of hearts. There was nothing beyond...

Friday Greetings - December 11

One of my professors in graduate school, at an institution whose name does not begin with DUKE, grew up in Holland during World War II. ...

Daily Encouragement - December 11

And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his...

Daily Encouragement - December 10

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; He has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the...

Daily Encouragement - December 9

Psalm 126 Common English Bible A pilgrimage song. When the Lord changed Zion’s circumstances for the better, it was like we had been...

Daily Encouragement - December 8

Isaiah 40:1-11, NIV Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has...

Daily Encouragement - December 7

Luke 2:10-11: But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people; to you...

Daily Encouragement - December 5

2 Samuel 16:11-12. (The Message) “Besides,” continued David to Abishai and the rest of his servants, “my own son, my flesh and bone, is...

Friday Greetings - December 4

Daily Encouragement - December 4

The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be...

Daily Encouragement - December 3

John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole...

Daily Encouragement - December 2

EMPTYING PRAYER Lord, you have said that to truly love you then I must also love my neighbor, which can be difficult when we disagree or...

Daily Encouragement - December 1

“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard! Be alert! You do...

Daily Encouragement - November 30

Psalm 118:1,14,17 and 19 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever!... The Lord is my strength and my...

Daily Encouragement - November 28

1 Samuel 31:3-6. (The Message) The battle was hot and heavy around Saul. The archers got his range and wounded him badly. Saul said to...

Friday Greetings - November 27

Daily Encouragement - November 27

For on my holy mountain, the mountain height of Israel, says the Lord God, there all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in...