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Tag Archives: forgiveness
February 3
TODAY IS… a good day to learn to use God to control our anger. “For man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.” James 1:20 NIV An examination of the causes for the incarceration of many … Continue reading
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January 8
TODAY IS… a great day for forgiveness. “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in … Continue reading
September 17
TODAY IS… an excellent day to make your guilt disappear. “Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!” Psalm 32:2 NLT It is impossible to read the Bible … Continue reading
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Tagged Confessing our sins, forgiveness, guilt
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August 20
TODAY IS… a good day to choose words over actions. “But I confess my sins; I am deeply sorry for what I have done.” Psalm 38:18 NLT We’ve all heard the expression “Actions speak louder than words.” This is usually … Continue reading
Letters to Heaven: The Last Prison Letter, Mom
(Author’s Note: This article was originally posted in The Oakdale Chronicles on April 25, 2014 while I was still incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Oakdale, Louisiana) Dear Mom, It has been some time since I last wrote you. … Continue reading
June 1
Today is… the day for true repentance. “After two days, He will revive us; on the third day, He will restore us, that we may live in His presence.” Hosea 6:2 NIV We can hide nothing from God. We cannot … Continue reading
April 11
TODAY IS… the ideal day to let it all go. “Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead…” Philippians … Continue reading
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“And On The Third Day….”
“”….He Rose From The Dead” “But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one … Continue reading
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Tagged Crucifixion, Easter, finished work of Christ, forgiveness, God, hope, Jesus, Mary, Mary Magdelene, the Gospel, The Third Day
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March 8
TODAY IS… an ideal day to “Go and sin no more”. “She said, ‘No man, Lord.’ And Jesus said unto her, ‘Neither do I condemn thee: go and sin no more.’” John 8:11 KJV The gift of forgiveness is not … Continue reading
“Finally Stepping Up To Speak The ‘Unspoken’ Words”
“One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him, ‘Don’t be afraid! Speak out! Don’t be silent!’” – Acts 18:1 NLT “Each of us bears his own hell.” – Virgil In April of 2013, an article … Continue reading
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