Category Archives: crisis

calm in crisis

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Jefferson Vann

calm in crisis Acts 27:13-26 (JDV) Acts 27:13 When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.Acts 27:14 But before long, a fierce wind called … Continue reading →

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20181005

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Jefferson Vann

Psalms 10:1 Yahveh, why are you standing so far away? Why are you hiding in hard times? What an honest prayer! This believer does not doubt the existence of God or his power to intervene. He questions why God seems … Continue reading →

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shaken, to strengthen

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2067 Luke 22:31-34 Luk 22:31 “Simon, Simon, notice, Satan has asked about you, to shake you like wheat in a sieve, Luk 22:32 but I have prayed for you that your faith may not die out. And … Continue reading →

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stillness in crisis

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

Leviticus 10:1-3 Lev 10:1 But Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorised fire in Yahveh’s sight, which he had not commanded them. Lev … Continue reading →

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false alarms

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

DON’T LET DISASTERS DECEIVE YOU Mark 13:5-8 5 Then Jesus began to say to them, “See to it that no one leads you astray. 6 Many will come claiming to be me saying, ‘It’s me, I am!’ and they will … Continue reading →

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the challenge of the unconfinable

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Mark 5:1-5 1 Then they came into the other side of the sea, into the region of the Gerasenes. 2 And when he had stepped out of the boat, just then a man coming out of the tombs[1] with an … Continue reading →

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what you see

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 22:5-11 5 Because the Lord Yahveh of armies has a day of commotion and crushing and confusion in a valley of vision, a tearing down of a wall and a cry for help to the mountain. 6 And Elam … Continue reading →

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the inevitable

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 22:1-4 1 A valley of vision oracle: Why have you gone up, all of you, to the roofs, 2 full of noises, chaotic city, jubilant town? Your slain did not die by sword, nor your dead from battle. 3 … Continue reading →

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