A Weekly Blog from Paul Sartarelli
“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. [ Isaiah 40:1 ] There is a whole lot of discomfort going around these days. Certainly, on personal levels: the news of marital turmoil and bad health reports and the ache of loneliness…
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“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them one from another, just…
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Be still and know that I am God. [Psalm 46:10] Those are some words encouraging personal silence and solitude from the psalmist which I have written and taught on and practiced…sometimes. The traffic churning in one’s mind and the bloated personal…
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Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. [James 1:17] Written in the context of someone frustratingly blaming God…
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This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will…
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“Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when…
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Happy Tuesday Afternoon, readers, and thanks for letting me take over this space (albeit temporarily) while Pastor Paul enjoys some much-needed R&R on the West Coast. Onward… Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk—not as unwise people but as…
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“So don’t worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first the kingdom…
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“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” [Matthew 6:21] For years, I read that in the opposite direction: If I really love something, then I will invest my money into it. Jesus tells us, if you want…
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For the day of the Lord is near,against all the nations.As you have done, it will be done to you;what you deserve will return on your own head. [Obadiah 1:15] I found myself rummaging through the Minor Prophets last week. With…
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When I tried to understand all this, it was oppressive to me, till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny. [Psalm 73:14] Asaph the psalmist watched in dismay as the wicked prospered and life in general…
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Very early the next morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. [Mark 1:35] The “next morning” after what? The next morning after an extremely busy and…
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