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January 26 – Can We Find Peace?

Posted on 01/25/2019 by rockyfort

Luke 19:28-48; Genesis 34; Psalm 26 “Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, ‘If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged 24-hour news cycles, anger, churches, civility, compromise, division, evil, heated, hidden, inflammatory rhetoric, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jesus wept, media firestorms, peace, politics, social media, surrender, triumph, trouble's coming, United States, violent, we're right, You're wrong | Leave a comment

August 21 – How Do You Measure the Blessings of God?

Posted on 08/21/2018 by rockyfort

Psalm 107-109 1 Corinthians 4 “Even to this very hour we do not have enough to eat or drink or to wear. We are often beaten, and we have no homes in which to live. We work hard with our … Continue reading →

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November 23 – The Who of Thanksgiving

Posted on 11/23/2017 by rockyfort

2 Peter 1; Jeremiah 41-42; Psalm 139 In the United States, Thanksgiving was established as a national holiday during the War Between the States in 1863. Prior to that time, many states had held their own observances of a day … Continue reading →

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November 19 – Welcome to the Family!

Posted on 11/20/2017 by rockyfort

Please note: I didn’t get this written yesterday before church. When I got home after church, I had computer problems and didn’t think about this again until late at night. I finished yesterday’s this morning and will finish today’s later. … Continue reading →

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November 16 – Are You Thinking About Stuffing or De-Stuffing?

Posted on 11/16/2017 by rockyfort

James 4; Jeremiah 27-28; Psalm 132 We seem to be in eternal competition here in the United States. We compare ourselves to our neighbors. In fact, one of the major, annual competitions is about to start – house decorations for … Continue reading →

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November 13 – Do You Really Want All the Joy God Gives?

Posted on 11/13/2017 by rockyfort

James 1; Jeremiah 21-22; Psalm 129 One of the fun parts of social media is sharing the joys that friends experience. Recently, one of my friends got married. I shared her joy as she posted about the engagement. Then, they … Continue reading →

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August 31 – On Bringing Knives to Gunfights And Stoning God

Posted on 09/06/2017 by rockyfort

John 8:48-59; 2 Chronicles 5:2-14; Malachi 2:10-4:7 As I write this, people are pounding the drums of war. North Korea keeps flinging missiles and doing nuclear tests, making themselves out to be ready to initiate war. Not to be outdone, … Continue reading →

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August 30 – Ending Slavery

Posted on 09/06/2017 by rockyfort

John 8:21-47; 2 Chronicles 2:17-5:1; Malachi 1:1-2:9 The institution of slavery is one of the darkest blots on mankind throughout history. Among ways slavery has been practices throughout history, what happened in the United States was one of the most … Continue reading →

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August 9 – War

Posted on 08/09/2017 by rockyfort

2 Corinthians 10; 2 Kings 23:36-24:20; Habakkuk 1 As I write this, sabers are rattling around the world – most especially in Pyongyang and Washington, D.C. North Korea has developed a nuclear weapon that could be fitted onto a missile, … Continue reading →

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July 29 – Got Peace?

Posted on 07/29/2017 by rockyfort

1 Corinthians 14:26-40; 2 Kings 9; Jonah 4 World War I was over. All that was left were the peace talks. France, Great Britain, Italy, the United States, and to a lesser extent Japan made all the decisions at the … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: United States

August 21 – How Do You Measure the Blessings of God?

November 23 – The Who of Thanksgiving

November 19 – Welcome to the Family!

November 16 – Are You Thinking About Stuffing or De-Stuffing?

August 31 – On Bringing Knives to Gunfights And Stoning God

August 30 – Ending Slavery

August 9 – War

July 29 – Got Peace?

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