Category Archives: Habitual Sin

Locked Up in Prison

Posted on March 21, 2013 by richrockwood

Part of a daily devotional series at Words of Hope (https://woh.org/word/devotionals/2013/03/21) looking at how people in the Bible handled tough situations: Read Acts 12:1-17 Hoping for a higher popularity rating, King Herod ordered the arrest of some Christians. He had … Continue reading →

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Resolutions are Not Me!

Posted on January 4, 2013 by richrockwood

Experience as a Flashlight: I can make all the resolutions I want, but they really have no connection with me. I live in the real world. Say, for example, I resolve that I am not going to eat any cookies … Continue reading →

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I Will Awake the Dawn

Posted on September 24, 2012 by richrockwood

As I read Psalm 57 today, I recognized this line from a song we sing at church: “Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.” (Psalm 57:5 NRSV). It’s a song that gets … Continue reading →

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Removing a Sexual Sin

Posted on September 14, 2012 by richrockwood

The following words written by the great King David after he had abused his authority over Bathsheba, another man’s wife, by having sexual relations with her. When he found out she was pregnant, he arranged to have her husband killed … Continue reading →

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