Author: Clifton Spangler
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Matthew 6:27 And How I Learned To Stop Worrying
“Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?”—Matthew 6:27 I wasted years worrying myself sick about things that might go wrong. I worried so…
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Matthew 5:4 And How I Found God On The Other Side Of My Sorrow
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” — Matthew 5:4 I’d moved through life never glancing back at the wreckage I’d left in the past. Even worse,…
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A Prayer For A Relative Who Died Before I Got To Know Her
She flickered through my life maybe five, six times—brief, half-formed moments that barely stuck. A hug here, a nod there, shadows of a woman glimpsed across a room or a…
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Dear God, Teach Me How To Hope
Dear God, I come to you worn and fragile, my knees wobbly, my eyes bloodshot, and my head aching as if it’s stuck in an ever-tightening vise. I’m desperate, Lord.…
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2 Thessalonians 1:9 And The Meaning Of Hell
They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might. — 2 Thessalonians 1:9 I used to…
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Dear God, Forgive Me For Only Praying To You When I’m Scared
Dear God, I’ve realized something terrible about myself, and I hope you can forgive me. I’ve done a million bad things in this life, but the worst thing I’ve ever…