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Recently I was chatting with an old friend, a wise man who lives his life very closely connected to Jesus. I was sharing with him how overwhelmed I felt at the various challenges I was facing at the time. As I reflect, it probably sounded like a self-lamenting pity party. I realise that sometimes I …

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Should I stay in my current job, or change employers? Start that new business? End this relationship now, or wait to see if things improve? Should I study further? Or start working? Or both? Should I buy that house? Or have another child? Big decisions. Ever been there? Of course you have. Me too. So, …

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There’s an interesting word in Scripture. “Selah” It’s found 71 times in the Psalms, and 3 times in the Old Testament book of Habakkuk. There is some uncertainty about the exact meaning of Selah. Some commentators believe it came from the word Salah, to pause. Selah. Stop, pause, and think about it. The practice of …

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