Author Archives: droseland

Make Your Requests Known, Philippians 4:6-7

Posted on November 17, 2014 by droseland

Peace is available in the storm, not only in its breaking. Suffering produces desirable effects in our character, not just pain and wear. Continue reading →

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Veterans’ Day 2014: The Key to Courage Under Fire

Posted on November 11, 2014 by droseland

Spiritual alertness as a general orientation, combined with prayer—personal engagement of our Heavenly Father—are by God’s design and revelation a preventative against the power of temptation. Continue reading →

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Mission Priority in Paul’s Prayer: 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2

Posted on November 3, 2014 by droseland

When you are focused on someone you really love, a project you really believe in, a passion that easily consumes you, you tend to connect everything to that one object of your vision. Sometimes other people may have trouble matching … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Responsibilities: Exploring God’s Commands to Pray

Posted on October 27, 2014 by droseland

God’s commands to pray are all over the Bible. It’s like God is saying, “Talk to Me” everywhere you turn. Continue reading →

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Thanking Our Veterans Part I

Posted on November 11, 2013 by droseland

I say “Thank you” to America for the privilege of serving in the U.S. Armed Forces Continue reading →

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God Tells Us What to Think

Posted on May 14, 2013 by droseland

We tend to be suspicious by nature when we get the idea that someone is telling us what our opinion should be. Sometimes we adopt the frame of mind of the scientist, where we insist that we will observe only … Continue reading →

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Rejoice Always

Posted on November 4, 2011 by droseland

Are we really looking at the Solution or the problem? Continue reading →

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Praying the Scriptures

Posted on May 24, 2011 by droseland

In the months since writing for “Attention to Orders,” an experiment in daily devotion writing that was well-received and short-lived due to the realities of life and ministry, I have always wanted to pick it back up on a weekly … Continue reading →

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23 November 2010: Give Thanks

Posted on November 23, 2010 by droseland

Why are we attracted to people who are genuinely grateful? Why are ingrates so repellent? In short, it is because we recognize our purpose and design when we see it shine in the lives and attitudes of other people. Most … Continue reading →

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16 November 2010: Broad Perspective on God, Commands, and the Bible

Posted on November 16, 2010 by droseland

Like it or not we read the Bible through the grid of our preconceptions. As we submit them to the Text, they gradually, bit-by-bit conform to it, to God and His preferences and prerogatives. So the usefulness of pastors and … Continue reading →

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