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Category: Daily Words

  • Dying and Living

    “For through the law I died to the law, that I might live for God.” (Galatians 2:19a, NAB)

  • Prayers and Pleas

    “The LORD has heard my prayer; The LORD takes up my plea.” (Psalm 6:10, NAB)

  • Love and Endurance

    “May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and the endurance of Christ.” (2 Thessalonians 3:5, NAB)

  • Hold Fast

    “…stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught….” (2 Thessalonians 2:15a, NAB)

  • Made Worthy

    “To this end, we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and powerfully bring to fulfillment every good purpose and every effort of faith, that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, in accord with the grace of our God…

  • Not of Night

    “We are not of the night or of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us stay alert and sober.” (1 Thessalonians 5:5b–6a, NAB)

  • Sign and Pendant

    “Let this, then, be as a sign on your hand and as a pendant on your forehead: with a strong hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.” (Exodus 13:16, NAB)

  • In the Meantime … Unsteady Ground

    Introduction This article is the February 2010 installment of my monthly message in the parish newsletter for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb. Unsteady Ground Even though southeast Nebraska is prone, very occasionally, to experience earthquakes, the kind of devastating, world-shattering quake like the one that killed uncounted Haitians is beyond the imagination of most…

  • Imitators

    “For you, brothers, have become imitators of the churches of God that are in Judea in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 2:14a, NAB)

  • Not in Word Alone

    “For our gospel did not come to you in word alone, but also in power and in the holy Spirit and with much conviction.” (1 Thessalonians 1:5a, NAB)