Advertisers do violence to some of our best words. “Refreshing” is one such word. According to those who draft ad copy, you can be refreshed by snacks, drinks, soap, coffee, and a dozen more things—but the meaning is so poor, the so-called “refreshing” so brief. To be truly refreshed is to “be made fresh again.”Continue reading “REFRESHING. Acts 3:19.”
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Every Morning: New Mercy from God! Lamentations 3:22-23
Because of the Lord’s faithful love, we do not perish, for His mercies never end. They are new every morning; great is Thy faithfulness! Lamentations 3:22-23. —Great promise after pages and pages about God’s judgment. He will punish sin. We do reap what we sow. But He is merciful too. Praise the Lord for that!Continue reading “Every Morning: New Mercy from God! Lamentations 3:22-23”
Fresh Start.
I was a pouter. As a child, I could get mad about something at night and hold on to it till bedtime. But no matter how determined I was to stay mad, I knew that when I woke up it would be gone. Some nights I got mad at myself that I couldn’t STAY mad! Continue reading “Fresh Start.”
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