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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
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‘Tis the Season for Praise Psalm 118:1-4 says, “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good… Let Israel say… Let the house of Aaron say… Let those who fear the LORD say: ‘His love endures forever.’” The writer of this psalm is very careful to give recognition to the Lord and it is right that the whole ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 118:1-4
Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The Head VS. the Heart Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord. Ps. 31: 24 It is with the heart that we must wait upon God. As a man's heart is, so is he before God. We can advance no further or deeper into the holy place of God's presence to ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 31:24
Tags: Confidence
A Father's Legacy Jim Berg wrote about the state of the family: "The family, which should be the greatest refuge for the child, has become a domestic battlefield where a child is often caught in the crossfire of his parents' warfare. The time and energy that should be spent giving him the ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 103:17-18
Tags: Father's Day
The Way of the Righteous What They Don’t Do “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 1:1-3
Tags: Righteousness
True Thanksgiving Psalm 100 “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; We are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 100:1-6
THIS IS GOOD The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!" One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 46:1-7
Tags: Hunger, Trusting God, Past, Fire, Memory, Attitude General (view more) (view less)
Who is Ed Hochuli? He is a veteran NFL referee who made a terrible call in a Chargers - Broncos game. Instead of hiding or covering up his mistake, he fully admitted it and apologized. Matthew J. Darnell on Yahoo Sports said, "It's hard to hate a guy who knows he screwed up and feels bad ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 32:5-6
Tags: Confession Of Sin
Denomination: Pentecostal
Deer are creatures of consistency. This species of the animal kingdom pretty well knows its territory. It knows where it can always find a good meal of a few apples, acorns or grain. As for finding a source for water, this creature always seems to know of most of the local streams, ponds or lake. ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 42:1
Tags: Prayer Supplication
Denomination: *other
An atheist professor stood before his class and said, "If anyone can tell me where God is, I will give that person a hundred dollars." One student said, "Sir, I will give you a hundred dollars if you can tell me where God is not." (From ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 46:1
Tags: Faith, Atheist
ABORTION AND TEEN PREGNANCY DROPPING Abortion and teen pregnancy rates have steadily dropped since 1990, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention study. Overall, abortions fell 24% to 1.22 million in ’04 from a historical high of 1.61 million in ’90. Teen pregnancies declined ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 139:1-18
Tags: Abortion
MENTAL HEALTH RISK IN ABORTION The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Britain, looking at several recent studies, have confirmed that having an abortion can lead to mental illness in women. Depression, regret, irreconcilable grief and mental anguish are ...read more
THOMPSON CHAIN-REFERENCE: 100 YEARS The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible turns 100 this year. Published by Kirkbride Bible Co., the Bible was developed by Frank Charles Thompson with the goal of linking verses to help readers study Scripture without ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 119:11
Tags: Bible Study
INTERNET PORN AND YOUTH Exposure to Internet porn can lead teens to have sex at a younger age, finds a study published in CyberPsychology and Behavior. Researchers found 12-17 year-old boys who regularly viewed porn became sexually active as much as 4 years earlier than their peers. Girls in that ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 101:3-4
Tags: Pornography
SONG ABOVE THE NOISE A man said: While walking along a busy street one day, I heard someone singing. His sweet voice was distinguishable even above the noise of the traffic. When I located him, I noticed that he had no legs and was pushing himself through the crowd in a wheelchair. Catching up ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 34:2
Tags: Joy
Last Friday was a crazy day. But I made it crazier than it had to be. High winds blew through the region the night before leaving hundreds without power including the church building – well, sort of. One of our assistants called me when she got in the office and said the lights were out, which ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 33:20
Tags: Faith, Trust, Hope, Worry, Wait, Waiting (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The one thing I don't like is when somebody deliberately lies to me. Trust me; this has happened quite a few times in my life. Sometimes, by accident, they say something that isn't true; they just got their facts mixed up. Other times, it’s a ploy to deceive me and get something from ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 120:2
Tags: Christmas, Truth, Lying
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
Psalms 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. Things going badly or the road is rough? Need revived? David had that relationship with God that in the midst of ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 138:7
Tags: Revival, Trouble
Denomination: Baptist
I have always appreciated shortcuts in life. If I can find a shortcut, I will take it because time is valuable to me. I take pride in coming up with a shortcut that actually saves me time. However, not all of my shortcuts have really been that short and I have paid the price. Last week, for ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 32:8
Tags: Humor, Shortcut, Wrong Way
This week the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage made a little slip. To her, it was a little slip, but to me, it was a big mistake. It is not always that she makes mistakes that I can profit on. I don't make this public, especially within her earshot, but there are times that she makes a ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 37:4
Tags: Diet, Girl Scouts
There's a story about a little girl who came home from school one day, and her mother met her at the door: Hi! How was school today? How are you doing? With the honesty of little people, the girl replied, Oh, not so well, mommy. My tummy hurts! Mothers know everything, and this mommy had ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 16:5-6
Tags: Joke, Child Misunderstanding
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed