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Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand ~ Isaiah 41:10

Faith in antagonism to common sense is fanaticism; common sense in antagonism to faith is rationalism. The life of faith brings the two into a right relationship ~ Oswald Chambers buff.ly/OWTnJpy

You will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart ~ Jeremiah 29:12–13

I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me. . . . My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand ~ Jesus, John 10:14, 27–28

Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar ~ Proverbs 30:5-6

Without faith it is impossible to please God ~ Hebrews 11:6

In all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose ~ Romans 8:28 | God makes faith real in the lives of his children

Isaac Saul: Nine months into the second Trump administration, things are actually pretty bad buff.ly/aD4JbF9

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax ~ Mark Black | Our energy is most effective when it is not anxious #leadership

Trump's "cumulative damage done to the once-respected Justice Department is so profound that it may not regain any semblance of its former self in our lifetimes, warn career law enforcement officials" buff.ly/bX9KAPG

How Trump's effort to send uniformed military forces into urban centers - once reserved for extraordinary emergencies - could become the norm buff.ly/EGtxjkk

All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble” ~ 1 Peter 5:5

The myth of a non-religious society is that without religion, without that which binds us together, there can be no society at all buff.ly/ePoLMxn

‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ has built a new culture of consumption — and trapped users in a vortex of debt buff.ly/TFhTcyJ

Countries that slide from democracy toward autocracy tend to follow similar patterns. The NY Times has compiled a list of 12 markers of such democratic erosion. The sobering reality is that the US has regressed, to different degrees, on all 12 buff.ly/Rk2GDzn

New research suggests that we underestimate the power of sound and music—that they can be some of the most formidable forces in our medical toolkit buff.ly/7yzFcVH

The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out ~ Proverbs 20:5 | Most people don’t need fixing—they need someone patient enough to listen until what matters most surfaces

Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain ~ 1 Corinthians 15:58

God is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else ~ Acts 17:25