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Hope For Today – Walking Securely In God’s Faithful Love!
Editor’s Note: Yes, we are behind in posting these … you can imagine the wedding, honeymoon, and an “iffy” internet here in Uganda. We are now catching up! Thanks for the prayers for us! Before I drive away I put my … Continue reading
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Hope for Today – Rejoicing In God’s Presence!
Editor’s Note: This was delayed to be posted because of the wedding preparations and an “iffy” internet connection (was supposed to be up on August 11, 2019). Please accept our apologies. Thank you! Have you noticed how many people today are … Continue reading
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Hope For Today – Marveling At God’s Generosity!
So many people today are struggling … trying to make ends meet, trying to rekindle a dying love, trying to rebuild a fractured faith, trying to put life back together after the death of their soul mate, trying … <PAUSE> … Continue reading
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Tagged course, cry out, death, Despair, direction, disconnection, esteem, faith, finances, generosity, Gift, goals, God, Grief, help, hope, Jesus, life, love, need, peace, people, praise, presence, presense, reputation, rescue, save, soul mate, spirit, struggle
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Hope For Today – Walking in Life and Long Days!
One of the things we see in the United States more and more is that we are living longer … well, many of us are anyway. However, it seems like most of those people are growing older, not living a long, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aging, Bible, full of life, God, growing older, health, long life, longevity, old age, quality, strength, vitality, widow, widower
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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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Tagged actions, attitude, attitudes, change, character, dad, family, family traditions, future, Generation, grandchildren, grandpa, ideas, ideological, image of God, imitate, impress, kids, love, maintain, philosophical, photos, physical, problems
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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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