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Good Shepherd

Олексій • 3 years назад

“As a shepherd looks over his flock… so I will look over My flock.” — Ezekiel 34:12 When Pastor Warren heard that a man in his church had left his wife and family, he asked God to help him meet the man by chance so they could talk. And the Lord helped! When Warren arrived (…)

The loneliest person

Олексій • 3 years назад

“And he was tried there in that prison house. And the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him mercy.” — Genesis 39:20-21 On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left the space module and became the first people to set foot on the surface of the moon. However, we often forget about the (…)

I can only imagine

Олексій • 3 years назад

“And the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return again to God who gave it.” — Ecclesiastes 12:7 I sat down in the church pew behind my friend. The worship group has just started singing the song “I Can Only Imagine”. Raising my hands, I praised God. The (…)

What is your name?

Олексій • 3 years назад

“Do not call me: Naomi, – call me: Mara, because the Almighty has made me very bitter.” — Ruth 1:20 After the death of her first husband, Jen remarried. However, the children of the new husband did not accept her. Now he died too, and the children hated her for staying in the house where (…)

We are newcomers

Олексій • 3 years назад

“As a native among you, so will be for you a sojourner who lives with you.” — Leviticus 19:34 In a new country, everything was completely different: a new language, schools, customs, traffic, weather. They didn’t know if they would ever be able to adjust to it. Members of the church, which is located nearby, (…)

Like our great Teacher

Олексій • 3 years назад

“The student is not greater than the teacher; but, having improved, everyone will be like his teacher.” — Luke 6:40 In one popular video, a three-year-old student, who had already earned a white belt in karate, imitated her trainer. With passion and zeal, the little girl repeated all his words and movements after the mentor. (…)

Blessings in tears

Олексій • 3 years назад

“Blessed are the sad.” — Matthew 5:4 I received a message from a young man from England who said that his 63-year-old father was in a very serious condition in the hospital. Although we never met him, our activities were similar in many ways. So, the son, trying to please his father, asked me to (…)

Giver of blessings

Олексій • 3 years назад

“And you will remember the Lord, your God.” — Deuteronomy 8:18 On January 15, 1919, a large molasses tank exploded in Boston. A five-meter wave of 8 million liters rushed through the streets of the city at a speed of more than 50 km per hour, sweeping away wagons, houses, people and animals in its (…)

Exhaustion

Олексій • 3 years назад

“They will run – and not get tired, they will walk – and not suffer.” — Isaiah 40:31 “I don’t think I can do it again,” my friend said with tears in her eyes, talking about the sense of helplessness she felt while working as a caregiver. “I know God called me to this job, (…)

Seven minutes of horror

Олексій • 3 years назад

“Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with courage to receive mercy and find grace for timely help.” — Hebrews 4:16 When the Perseverance rover landed on the red planet on February 18, 2021, the workers watching its arrival experienced “seven minutes of terror.” At the end of its space journey of 470 million (…)