Category Archives: Mercy

Are you merciful?

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The Lord your God is a merciful God

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Continue reading

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A prayer we need to offer

Help us to enter the worlds of others, to celebrate with them, to grieve with them, and to walk alongside them with caring hearts and hands that are ready to help.

May we grow into people who love as we have been loved and who serve as we have been served. Continue reading

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Are you merciful?

An in-depth and practical look at mercy. Continue reading

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A place in God’s mercy

We should tremble at these words whenever we’re tempted to be unmerciful. Continue reading

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Blessed are the merciful

What did Jesus mean by “Blessed are the merciful”? Continue reading

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Can we earn God’s forgiveness?

We will never forgive others to the extent that Continue reading

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Power of forgiveness

Those who struggle with forgiveness find it hard to hear the words… Continue reading

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Four servants of God who battled fierce despair

Four servants of God. Each one reached an extremely low point in life. All of them felt that life was no longer worth living. Continue reading

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It’s not the way you think it is

Delusional self-confidence based on self-accomplishment is not far removed from self-righteousness. It’s an insidiously deadly poison that can be… Continue reading

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