“Because your love is better than life, Β Β Β Β my lips will glorify you. Β I will praise you as long as I live, Β Β Β Β and in your name I will lift up my hands.” Psalm 63:3-4 NIV (A song of David) Read full chapter
My daughter, Christiana (vocal) and her husband, Isai (on keyboard) Woodlands Church, Woodlands, Texas
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: βMay they prosper who love you.”
βWhen we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.β
Peter Marshall
A Little About Peter Marshall
Peter Marshall was born in Coatbridge, Scotland, a poverty-stricken coal-mining community, where he was reared by his mother and stepfather. From an early age, he decided he would be a missionary to China. To meet the educational requirements, he enrolled in evening classes while working in the mines by day, but his progress was slow. In 1927, a cousin offered to pay Peter’s way to the U.S., where he could receive proper ministerial training. He graduated from Columbia Theological Seminary in 1931. He went on to become pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC, and was appointed as Chaplain of the United States Senate in 1946.
Catherine Marshall wrote a biography of her husband, A Man Called Peter (1951), which was a popular success. It was adapted as a movie and released in 1955 and was nominated for an Oscar. You can watch the movie here.
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: βMay they prosper who love you.”
“The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for Godβs wrath remains on them.” John 3:35-36 NIV
Commentary: God does not send people to hell; rather, people send themselves, choosing the condemnation they are already under. God’s wrath remains on fallen humanity, but thankfully, God has provided a way out through faith in Christ. (Jeremiah Study Bible Notes)
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: βMay they prosper who love you.”
“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 NIV
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: βMay they prosper who love you.”
βYet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!β Isaiah 30:18 NIV
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: βMay they prosper who love you.”
The Hiding Place, by Corrie ten Boom, greatly impacted my life. If you havenβt read it, you must obtain a copy for your library and read about how she showed Godβs love for others by hiding Jews in her home during WWII. Here is a passage from the book.
"Would you be willing to take a Jewish mother and her baby into your home?"
Color drained from the man's face. He took a step back from me. "Miss ten Boom! I do hope you're not involved with any of this illegal concealment ... It's just not safe! Think of your father!"
I pulled the coverlet back from the baby's face. The man bent forward, his hand in spite of himself reaching for the tiny fist curled around the blanket. For a moment I saw compassion and fear struggle in his face. Then he straightened. "No. Definitely not. We could lose our lives for that Jewish child!"
Unseen by either of us, Father had appeared in the doorway. "Give the child to me, Corrie," he said.
Father held the baby close, his white beard brushing its cheek, looking into the little face with eyes as blue and innocent as the baby's ... "You say we could lose our lives for this child. I would consider that the greatest honor that could come to my family."
What makes someone literally risk their life for another like Corrie, her sister Betsy, and their father did? All three of them were eventually caught and taken to a prison camp by the Gestapo where Corrieβs father died. Corrie and her sister were eventually taken to Ravensbruck Concentration Camp where Betsy died from maltreatment.
The terrorist attack on Israel on October 7 was the most shocking example of anti-semitism since the Holocaust. Today, anti-semitism is worse than itβs ever been since Hitlerβs reign of terror. What will happen next? What will Christians be willing to do? What would you be willing to do?
Jesus said, βGreater love has no one than this: to lay down oneβs life for oneβs friends.β John 15:13
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: βMay they prosper who love you.”
“TheΒ LordΒ also will be a refugeΒ andΒ a stronghold for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble; And those who know Your name [who have experienced Your precious mercy] will put their confident trust in You, For You, OΒ Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You.” Psalm 9:9-10 AMP
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: βMay they prosper who love you.”
“He tends his flock like a shepherd: Β Β Β Β He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; Β Β Β Β he gently leadsΒ those that have young.” Isaiah 40:11 NIV
In His Love, Cindy
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“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: βMay they prosper who love you.”
“TheΒ LordΒ is my strengthΒ and my shield; Β Β Β Β my heart trustsΒ in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, Β Β Β Β and with my song I praise him.” Psalm 28:7 NIV
In His Love, Cindy
Do you want to know more about Jesus? See my page Who Is Jesus?
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: βMay they prosper who love you.”