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Hope That Does Not Disappoint :: By Lynda Janzen
This week, those of us who celebrate the season of Advent are contemplating the virtue of HOPE. Hope is a Gift from God and is arguably one of the most forgotten virtues of our day and age. In Hebrew, the “Hope that does not disappoint” is Tikvah. As many of you know, Ha’Tikvah is also…
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The Living Word of God Gathers Us to Him :: By Lynda Janzen
“For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12). Growing up in the Catholic Church, we were not encouraged to read…
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The Things of Earth Are Growing Strangely Dim :: By Lynda Janzen
Does anyone else reading this feel that the veil between heaven and earth is getting awfully thin? The chorus of “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” is a constant ear-worm these days. To refresh your memory, the refrain goes: “Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face; …
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Saved In the Nick of Time! :: By Lynda Janzen
My prayer over this article is for someone to find and read it who thinks he or she is the worst sinner, ever. Someone who is searching for a way through a life of darkness and pain. Someone who could never imagine being loved just because he or she exists. “For all have sinned and…
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The Whole Word of God :: By Lynda A. Janzen
2 Timothy 4:1-5 (NIV) “In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.…