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Category Archives: the problem of pain
Today’s devotion: Life Haters – Ecclesiastes 2:17
Ecclesiastes 2:17 So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. The horrendous mass-murders that took place last week in Norway shocked … Continue reading →
Posted in Bible, Bible messages, breaking news, Christ's Kingdom, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, current events, daily devotions, daily news, devotions, evil, faith in the Church, free daily devotions, free devotions, God, going to Hell, Gospel, grief, healing, Hell, in the news, injustice, intolerance, pain, short devotions, the problem of evil, the problem of pain
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Tagged breaking news, Breivik, current devotions, daily devotions, devotions, Faith and violence, faith in the world, Norway, Norway bombing, Norway killings, Utoeya
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Stushie’s Stuff: Christmas Losses
Psalm 119:50 My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life. Christmas can be a hard time for people who have lost their loved ones to death, especially if it occurs during the month of December. I … Continue reading →
Posted in Bible, Bible promises, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christmas, church growth ideas, church meeting devotions, daily devotions, encouragement, free devotions, Gospel message, grief, healing, Jesus Christ, prayers, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, Psalms, Religion, short devotions, spirituality, spreading the Gospel, the problem of pain
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Tagged Blue Christmas, Blue Christmas devotions, Christmas blues, Christmas devotions, Christmas loneliness, daily devotions, grief at Christmas, hope at Christmas, lonely at Christmas
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Lent devotions: Jesus the Christ – Mark 6 v 13
Mark 6:13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them. The word ‘Christ’ means ‘the Anointed One’ and it was meant to signify that Jesus was specially chosen, divinely honored, and majestically exalted … Continue reading →
Posted in Bible, Bible messages, Bible promises, Bible readings, Bible studies, Bible study, Bible verses, Calvinism, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian apologetics, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, church growth, church growth ideas, church meeting devotions, daily devotions, daily prayers, devotions, encouragement, faith, faith in the Church, free Bible studies, free daily devotions, free devotions, free small group devotions, free small group studies, God, Gospel, Gospel message, Gospel values, healing, History, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, PC(USA), prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, Religion, religious art, religious beliefs, religious issues, sacrifice, salvation, sermons, short devotions, spirituality, spreading the Gospel, teacher devotions, the problem of pain, Theology, Verse of the Day, worship
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Tagged anointing with oil, anointment, blood of Christ devotions, Christ is King, devotions for Lent, Gospel devotions, healing oil, Lent devotions, Lenten devotions
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Helping Haiti: Good News
Mark 1:15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!” We talk a lot in church about the good news, but do we actually take it to others? I’m … Continue reading →
Posted in Bible, Bible promises, Bible study, breaking news, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, current events, daily devotions, daily prayers, devotions, East Tennessee, encouragement, faith, faith in the Church, free daily devotions, free devotions, God, Gospel, Gospel message, grief, Guidance, healing, health, health issues, History, Holy Spirit, in the news, international politics, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Knoxville, missions, pain, PC(USA), prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, Psalms, Religion, religious beliefs, religious issues, religious news, sacrifice, short devotions, spirituality, spreading the Gospel, stewardship, the problem of evil, the problem of pain, Theology, US Forces, Verse of the Day, Veterans
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Tagged daily devotions, emergency help for Haiti, giving online for Haiti, Haiti devotions, helping Haiti, helping the people of Haiti, mission devotions, online donations for Haiti
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4 Minute Devotions: Hopes and fears – Advent 3 – Job 23 v 16
Job 23: 16 God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me. I feel sorry for Job. He was living at a time when people believed that personal pain and suffering occurred because God was angry with them. … Continue reading →
Posted in Bible, Bible messages, Bible studies, Bible study, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian apologetics, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, church growth, church meeting devotions, daily devotions, daily prayers, devotions, encouragement, faith, free Bible studies, free daily devotions, free devotions, free small group devotions, free small group studies, God, Gospel, Gospel message, Guidance, healing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, mini sermon, missions, office devotions, PC(USA), prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, Religion, religious art, religious beliefs, religious issues, sacrifice, salvation, short devotions, spirituality, spreading the Gospel, teacher devotions, the problem of evil, the problem of pain, Theology, Verse of the Day
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Tagged Advent devotions, Christian devotions, daily devotions, faith devotions, Gospel devotions, short devotions
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4 Minute Daily Devotions: Return to Love
Hosea 14:4 I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them. The prophet Hosea lived a tragic life. He fell in love and married a woman called Gomer. She was a prostitute … Continue reading →
Posted in apologetics, Bible, Bible promises, Bible readings, Bible studies, Bible study, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian apologetics, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, church growth, church meeting devotions, daily devotions, daily prayers, devotions, encouragement, faith, faith in the Church, free Bible studies, free daily devotions, free small group devotions, free small group studies, free will, God, Gospel, Gospel message, Gospel values, grief, healing, History, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, mini sermon, pain, PC(USA), prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, prophecy, prophets, Religion, religious beliefs, religious issues, sacrifice, salvation, sex, short devotions, spirituality, spreading the Gospel, teacher devotions, the problem of pain, Theology, Verse of the Day
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Tagged conversion devotions, daily devotions, finding God, forgiveness devotions, Gospel devotions, marriage devotions, returning to God, salvation devotions, saved by Jesus, turning to Christ
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4 Minute Daily Devotions: Battling Bitterness
Malachi 3: 15 “But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly the evildoers prosper, and even those who challenge God escape.” Podcast version click here The greatest foe against faith is not unbelief; it is actually bitterness. Bitter people find … Continue reading →
Posted in Bible, Bible study, Calvinism, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christian podcasts, Christianity, church growth ideas, church meeting devotions, daily devotions, daily prayers, devotions, encouragement, evil, faith, faith in the Church, free Bible studies, free daily devotions, free devotions, free small group devotions, free small group studies, God, Gospel, grief, Guidance, healing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, mini sermon, office devotions, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, prophets, Religion, religious art, religious beliefs, short devotions, spirituality, teacher devotions, the problem of evil, the problem of pain, Theology, Verse of the Day
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Tagged 4 minute devotions, Christian podcasts, daily devotions, devotions on bitterness, faith in the world, Malachi 3, prayer of St. Francis, short devotions
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Daily Devotions: Light of Liberty
Matthew 5: 14 “You are the world’s light. You cannot hide a city on a hill. The days following the 9/11 tragedy were amongst the weirdest that many of us ever experienced. To begin with, there were no planes in … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Bible, Bible messages, Bible promises, Bible study, breaking news, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, church meeting devotions, current events, daily devotions, daily news, daily prayers, democracy, devotions, encouragement, evil, faith, faith in the Church, free Bible studies, free daily devotions, free devotions, free small group devotions, free small group studies, free speech, free will, freedom, God, Gospel, Gospel message, Gospel values, grief, Guidance, healing, History, Holy Spirit, in the news, injustice, international politics, intolerance, Islam, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, liberty, memorial Day, Middle East peace, mini sermon, office devotions, pain, patriotism, PC(USA), political issues, political news, politics, prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, Religion, religious art, religious beliefs, religious issues, religious news, short devotions, spirituality, the problem of evil, the problem of pain, Theology, US Forces, Verse of the Day, Veterans
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Tagged 9/11 devotions, daily devotions, devotions on freedom, God and suffering, healing devotions, liberty devotions, national devotions, patriotic devotions, prayers for 9/11, where is God when it hurts
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4 Minute Daily Devotions: Resident Evil
Our community in Knoxville is grieving and angry this morning. A while ago, a young couple – Chris Newsom and Channon Christian – were car-jacked, kidnapped, raped, tortured, horrendously mutilated, and savagely murdered by a gang of people over several … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Bible, Bible messages, Bible promises, Bible readings, Bible studies, Bible study, Bible verses, breaking news, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, Church conflict, current events, daily devotions, daily news, daily prayers, Devil, devotions, East Tennessee, evil, faith, free daily devotions, free devotions, free will, God, going to Hell, Gospel, Gospel message, grief, Hell, in the news, injustice, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Knoxville, pain, prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian devotions, Religion, religious beliefs, religious issues, the problem of evil, the problem of pain, Theology
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Tagged Channon Christian, Chris Newsom, daily devotions, forgiveness devotions, forgiving others, God and evil, Hate crimes, Knoxville killings, Resident Evil, Romans 14, why is evil allowed
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Compassion for a Killer
Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. There’s been a lot of outrage expressed on both sides of the Atlantic about the Scottish Secretary of Justice’s decision to … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Bible, Bible promises, Bible study, breaking news, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas stories, Church conflict, current events, daily devotions, daily news, daily prayers, defending the faith, devotions, evil, faith, faith in the Church, free Bible studies, free daily devotions, free devotions, free small group devotions, free small group studies, free will, God, Gospel, Gospel message, Gospel values, grief, healing, History, Holy Spirit, in the news, injustice, international politics, intolerance, Islam, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, pain, PC(USA), political issues, political news, politicians, politics, prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, Religion, religious beliefs, religious issues, Remembrance, Scotland, Scottish History, teacher devotions, the problem of evil, the problem of pain, Theology, Verse of the Day
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Tagged 4 minute devotions, Christian compassion, compassion, daily devotions, devotions on evil, injustice, Libyan bomber, Lockerbie bombing, Lord McCluskey, Pan Am 103, peacemaking devotions
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