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Carol Plafcan
Sep 3, 20245 min read
The Preciousness of God's People: Judgment to Redemption in Isaiah 42-43
Sometimes we wonder where God is in times of trial or hardship. God's faithfulness endures even in the face of our disobedience. In...
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Carol Plafcan
Aug 27, 20245 min read
Jealousy, Where Every Evil Thing Is There
Jealousy can be the destroyer of families. Most of us have seen how jealousy ravages families—either our own or someone we know. ...
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Carol Plafcan
Aug 23, 20244 min read
Jesus Have Mercy On Us
Leprosy is referred to many times in the Bible. Leprosy is often used symbolically to represent sin and how sin separates us from God....
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Carol Plafcan
Aug 2, 20246 min read
Rely On God, Not Yourself
Our culture teaches us that one of the most important virtues a person can have is self- reliance. A self-reliant person depends on no...
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Carol Plafcan
Jun 21, 20245 min read
Unless the Lord Builds the House
Have you ever worked so hard to achieve a goal only to have it blow up in your face? You got that promotion only to realize that now you...
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Carol Plafcan
May 7, 20243 min read
Engraved On His Palms
It is easy to give in to the feeling that we have been abandoned by God. Our circumstances may be bleak, our health gone, our loved ones...
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Carol Plafcan
Apr 12, 20244 min read
Waiting on God: Lessons in Patience and Trust
Waiting seems to be a constant theme of the Bible. Learning to wait has something to teach us. We learn patience, we learn to rely on...
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Carol Plafcan
Mar 12, 20244 min read
God Will Provide
Abraham Knows God Will Provide The first time we hear the expression, " God will provide ", is in Genesis 22:8. Isaac asks his father...
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Carol Plafcan
Feb 13, 20244 min read
Be Ready to Give a Defense
Faith and Hope Faith and hope surrounded by love are the great foundations of Christianity. We have faith; therefore we hope. But what...
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Carol Plafcan
Sep 13, 20233 min read
Find the Better Portion
In Luke 10: 38-42, we read of Jesus' visit to the home of Lazarus, Mary and Martha. Martha was the dutiful host, working hard, most...
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Carol Plafcan
Aug 20, 20234 min read
Great Faith or Little Faith?
Would Jesus say that you have great faith or little faith? Jesus scolds the disciples several times for having little faith. We read...
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Carol Plafcan
Jul 11, 20233 min read
God Knows Us
God is omniscient, all knowing. It is a humbling thought to realize that God knows everything we have done and everything we will do,...
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Carol Plafcan
Jul 5, 20234 min read
Our Gracious God
Successful surgery, a healthy baby, a safe trip abroad, a salvaged marriage, and safety from a storm, what do all of these things have...
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Carol Plafcan
Jun 13, 20233 min read
Their Desired Haven
Psalm 107: 23-32 has often been referred to as the Seafarer's Psalm. It speaks of stormy seas being calmed by the Lord out of His love...
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Carol Plafcan
May 24, 20233 min read
If God is For Us
Paul reminds us that God is with us and if we have God no one can stand against us. "What then shall we say to these things? If God is...
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Carol Plafcan
Apr 26, 20233 min read
God is Our Glory: the One Who Lifts up My Head
Psalm 3 is a song of David written during a time of great personal crisis. His son, Absalom, had rebelled against him and taken over the...
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Carol Plafcan
Mar 1, 20233 min read
Standing on the Promises
Many of us have heard the story of the Israelite spies who went in to the Promised Land to scout it out. The Israelites had been...
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Carol Plafcan
Oct 19, 20223 min read
Great is Thy Faithfulness: Genesis 39
In Genesis chapter 39 we read the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife. Joseph was a slave in Potiphar's house who was sexually pursued...
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