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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Following Jesus – Identity

READ: John 1:19-34 Identity. In today’s passage John the baptizer is questioned about his identity. He’s been very clear all along that he is not the Christ, but rather the “…voice of one calling in the desert make straight the … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: The Abiding Life – A Threefold Love

“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia – The Abiding Life: Purity Through Pruning

I am forever changed by grief, but grief is not the full measure of my life in Christ. “GLEANINGS from Claudia — The Abiding Life” explores this life attached to the One True Vine. “Blessed are the pure in heart … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: The Eternal Dimension

On December 29, 2010 my 32 year old daughter, Becky, lost her life in an automobile accident. ‘GLEANINGS from Claudia’ is a mother’s journal of grief. “What we do see is Jesus, made “not quite as high as angels,” and … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Mourning and Comfort

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 Grief is the strangest place to live. One moment I am happily moving through my day, possibly even thoroughly enjoying the elements of that day, and the next … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Comfort

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort , who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with … Continue reading

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Grief – Stop, Look, Listen and Obey

“Now then, my sons, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at … Continue reading

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Grief – Jesus is My Teacher

“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace … Continue reading

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