Day 16, March 21

by: Michael Benson

Just after college, Karl and Vanderlene Uebelhoer moved to Brazil to minister to “street children.” Even after they returned to the United States…

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Day 15, March 20

by: Michael Benson

Most people know the idiom “blood is thicker than water,” which is taken to mean familial ties are stronger than all others.

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Day 14, March 19

by: Michael Benson

In his letter to the Colossians, Paul describes Jesus as the “firstborn over all creation” (1:15). Paul did not mean this in the sense that Jesus was…

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Day 13, March 18

by: Michael Benson

The origin of the word excruciating comes from the Latin root, crux, as in cross. Death by crucifixion is so painful that a word was created…

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Day 12, March 17—Sabbath

by: Michael Benson

Each Sunday during Lent, give yourself permission to reflect on all God has been speaking to you through His Word over the prior week.

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Day 11, March 16

by: Michael Benson

As a child, Amy Carmichael wanted blue eyes rather than the brown eyes God gave her. She even prayed for God to change them for her.

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Day 10, March 15

by: Michael Benson

If you were like most children, when you were young you were well acquainted with what the world looks like when flipped upside-down…

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Day 9, March 14

by: Michael Benson

As people, we love to organize things into categories. It helps us to make sense of the world around us. One of the ways we do this is by organizing…

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