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Monday Read: August 24 - Bartholomew and the Massacre (1572)
August 24th carries dark historical weight. On this date in 1572, the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre began in Paris - one of history's worst atrocities committed by Christians against Christians. Beginning on the feast day of Bartholomew the Apostle, Catholic forces murdered thousands of P
I've Overcome
In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. Trouble is guaranteed - I never promised otherwise. But I've already won. The world that's crushing you is defeated. The darkness opposing you is overcome. Take heart. I've already conquered what you're facing.
Sunday Prayer: Search My Heart
God, search me and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. I'm afraid of what you'll find - the pride, fear, bitterness, greed I've been hiding from myself. But I need you to search me because I can't
Sunday Read: The Unexamined Heart
David prayed: "Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting" (Psalm 139:23-24). This is dangerous prayer - inviting God to expose what you've been hiding from yourself. Most people avoid