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Bible verses on rest – What does the Bible teach us about resting well?
Here are some bible verses on rest that we hope will be an encouragement to you. What does the Bible teach us about rest? It’s summertime and at least for us in Scandinavia it’s a time of taking it slower and enjoying the few sunny, warm days we get in the year. We usually carry an expectation to come back from these weeks of vacation feeling rested and ready for the fall and new challenges. And sometimes and for some people that happens, but have you ever gotten back home feeling like you need a vacation from your vacation? It has definitely happened to me. One thing we might need…
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Is The Great Commission for everyone?
Is the great commission for everyone? Throughout the gospels we can read many things that Jesus said. He was talking about a different kind of kingdom, about how the sick need a doctor and he was inviting the children to come close to Him. Now let us take a look at the last thing He said before He was taken up to heaven, the verses that we call the great commission, and what those words can mean for us here and today. “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing…
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What To Do When Life Gets Hard – What We Can Learn From Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
How to Glorify God in Hard Seasons It’s easy to have an attitude of thankfulness and joy when life goes well, when everything goes according to plan and seems to be falling into place. Work is going well, it feels fun to go to church, your relationship with God is in a good place, the kids are healthy, you are healthy and so on. In those moments it’s easy for us to say that God is good, that He is faithful and that He provides. Then there are seasons when the circumstances don’t necessarily support the idea of a good and faithful God. Maybe a tougher financial season, a loss…
