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Posts tagged "problems"

A Bitter Heart

Old Testament Reflection

If we’re honest with ourselves, most of us have been there. Bitter about our circumstances. Maybe even bitter about God’s involvement – perhaps blaming him for causing the problems, perhaps blaming him for allowing the problems to occur.

Naomi is so honest about the condition of her heart, she actually demands to be renamed!

Read More problems, loyalty, bitterness

Misery Loves Company

Old Testament Reflection

We’ve all have bad days, and times when we try to run from our problems. But the last time I pulled the blankets over my head in an effort to avoid the coming day, I didn’t wish for hundreds of people to join me.

When David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam, his brothers and all his other relatives joined him.

Read More problems, supporters, help

Good News for Sinners of All Kinds

Read Reflect The city of Corinth is situated on the isthmus that joins the Peloponnese – the large peninsula in the south east of mainland Greece – to the rest of the mainland. The people who lived there in Paul’s time were very different from those in Thessalonica. The ancient city had been completely destroyed […]

Read More problems, Corinth, God’s own people

Principles During Perplexity

“God opposes everyone who is proud, but he is kind to everyone who is humble” (James 4:6). This truth is reflected in God’s dealings with individuals, families, communities, entire nations (vv 33-64).

Case in point – Babylon! Where is Babylon today?

Read More trust, fear, injustice, problems

War

A central theme running throughout Scripture’s story is that of a war between the kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness. The attempt to rebuild the city of God runs into problems from a number of sources. The first is the surrounding inhabitants who resent the work.

Read More problems, work, opposition, defence, realism


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