Tag: Peace
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Dwell
Psalm 27:4 NIV: One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. I don’t know about you, but if you were…
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Knock
Luke 11:8 NIV: “…yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.” I haven’t been able to get the phrase “shameless audacity” out of my mind since reading this passage on prayer in the book of Luke. In the original Greek, it’s a single word:…
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Finding Peace
Luke 2:14 NIV “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” This is the second week of Advent, when we light the candle of peace. This isn’t peace as in ending every war or resolving every conflict—spoken or unspoken. It is the inner peace of…
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Vibrations of the Heart
Psalm 19:14 NLT: May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. These words from David serve as the conclusion of a beautiful song that begins with “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His…
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Fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22-23 NIV: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.… One of the more radical changes that Christ brought about with his birth, life, death, and resurrection was a shift from external laws to internal transformation. This is…
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Becoming Shepherds
John 21:17 NIV: Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.” This will be the second art piece inspired by my reading of N.T. Wright’s “Surprised by Hope,” which says much for the content of this thought-provoking book. N.T. Wright does not mince words when he talks about our misguided focus on salvation being about “going to heaven,”…
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My Plans
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. It’s graduation time at our house. Our oldest will walk the stage this Sunday to graduate from High School and be off to…
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His Yoke
Matthew 11:29-30 NIV: “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” I’m doing part 2 this week of an earlier post several months ago titled “Weary.” In that piece,…
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Do Not Worry
Matthew 6:34 NIV: “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Fret, brood, agonize, dwell on, worry, panic, and perseverate- these are just a tiny batch of words related to being anxious. What words can you add? As I worked on this art…
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My Shepherd
Psalm 23:4 NIV: Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. My grandmother had me memorize the 23rd Psalm as a child for the incentive of one dollar, so it holds a special place in my heart.…
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Cornerstone
Ephesians 2:21-22 NIV: “In him, the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.” Thousands of years before Jesus walked on earth, Egyptians not only used large foundational cornerstones…
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Be Still
Exodus 14:14 NIV : The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. I have wanted to tackle this visually for many weeks. The verse itself is underlined and highlighted in my Bible. When I stumble upon it, it instantly causes me to stop what I’m doing and sink into the promise. A little background…