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Month: April 2020

Pray, Don’t Negotiate

“Let My people go.” That’s the directive God gave to Pharaoh through Moses. All the people—tall, small, old, young, smart, talented, clumsy, and inept. All of them. All the animals too. “We shall go with our young and or old; with our sons and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds we shall go, … Continue reading Pray, Don’t Negotiate →

Cindy Matson Exodus, Sermon on the Mount Leave a comment April 28, 2020April 27, 2020

Blessed Are the Gentle

Among the first words Jesus spoke in public ministry were these: “Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth” (Matt. 5:5). We also find gentleness among the fruit of the Spirit listed for us in Galatians 5:22-23. Finally, James lists it as an attribute of heavenly wisdom (3:17). In short, gentleness isn’t optional

Cindy Matson Exodus, Sermon on the Mount, Spiritual Growth Leave a comment April 21, 2020April 18, 2020

God’s Presence in an Age of Social Distance

If you're anything like me, you had never heard the term “social distancing” before this spring. Now it’s a phrase that is permanently part of our parlance. I read  speculation that it will be named the word (phrase?) of the year, and I suspect that’s true. Even when the economy begins to open up again, … Continue reading God’s Presence in an Age of Social Distance →

Cindy Matson Who Is God? 1 Comment April 14, 2020April 12, 2020

Hopelessly Devoted to Shadows

My tenth-month-old son loves to gnaw a good string. Shoelace or hoodie, he doesn’t care. There’s just something about chomping on a string that puts him over the moon. Recently a pair of my tennis shoes was on the ground, and he tried to grab one of the laces. What he didn’t realize was that … Continue reading Hopelessly Devoted to Shadows →

Cindy Matson Colossians Leave a comment April 7, 2020April 6, 2020

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