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Category Archives: Hope For Today
Hope For Today – Enjoying Our Heart’s Desires!
When was the last time you saw a person consistently joyful? Seriously, when was that? So many people struggle through each day, trying to get what they cannot have … their heart’s desires! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I … Continue reading
Hope For Today – Celebrating God’s Saving Strength!
Trouble! We all have it, most of the time. Whether it’s the traffic on our commute, the wash machine we need right now, the child that won’t listen or the family … remember the 4thof July? … or the family, … Continue reading
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Hope For Today – Maintaining Faithful Love!
Have you looked at any old family photos lately? You know, going way back to the black and white ones? Do you know who those people are? Did your family write their names on the back of the pictures or … Continue reading
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Hope For Today – Being Slow to Anger!
Anger. Just a word evokes a multitude of different emotions in different people. If one of the first people we think of when we hear the word anger is our father, we can be sure that our lives have been … Continue reading
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Hope For Today – Being Compassionate and Gracious!
What is the first thing you remember about your dad? Is it his laugh, his smile, his anger, his grumpiness? First remembrances are often the most powerful ones … and they have the tendency to shape our life memories. I’m … Continue reading
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Hope For Today – Loving Each Other!
You may have witnessed it this past Mother’s Day. Missing chairs where there should have been family members. Most of us have experienced the pain of broken relationships in our families … someone’s mad at sister Emily. That one isn’t … Continue reading
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Hope For Today – So I Send You!
With Easter over and the celebrating finished, the question in our hearts and minds should be, “So what do we do NOW? I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about the purpose of … Continue reading
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