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Weekly Digest
"Our Lord is great and of great might; there is no numbering to His understanding." — Psalm 147:5 (KJ3)
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I've Been Wrestling With You
This week we explored why virtue doesn't shield us from adversity, examined the wounds seeking attention in our lives, and introduced powerful new tools to enhance your Bible study journey. Together we're learning that faithfulness doesn't guarantee protection—but it does guarantee God's presence in our struggles.
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Light for Your Path: The Warning Signs I Missed (My Story About Compassion)
A heartbreaking yet hopeful reflection on recognizing pain in those we love. Thirteen years after losing my son to suicide, I share the signs I wish I hadn't missed and the profound truth I discovered: when God's heart breaks, dead things come alive.
"I saw the signs. My heart was stirred. But I didn't act on what I was seeing. This is what happens when perfect compassion meets human need."
This week's encouragement:
• Trust those subtle instincts about others' pain
• Try saying: "I've noticed you seem different lately—want to talk?"
• Remember: when our hearts break like God's, we bring life to dark places
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New Feature: Bible Bookmark Viewer - Your Scripture Study Hub
Transform your saved verses into an organized, searchable library for deeper Bible study. The new Bible Bookmark Viewer centralizes all bookmarks from the Bible Reader into one elegant, powerful interface.
Key Features:
Smart Search & Filtering — Find verses instantly by content, reference, or book
Comparison Mode — View multiple verses side-by-side for thematic study
Reading Analytics — Visual dashboard of your study patterns and progress
Easy Sharing — Send beautiful, formatted verses via email, text, or social media
Import/Export — Backup your collection or share with study groups
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Friday Seminar: What's Asking to Be Healed in You
A vulnerable exploration of physical, emotional, and spiritual wounds seeking attention or integration. Our community shared deeply personal stories of loss, family separation, and grief, finding that God uses our broken places to bring healing to others.
Voices from Our Community
Gunther: "The Lord can supply whatever is needed... regardless of how deep the pain of the trauma is, God is able to be that balm of Gilead."
Mark: "I left everything and everybody I've ever known... It's hard to navigate through that, but I do know where I want to go with God."
Al: "She was bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh... now the other half of me is missing."
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Sunday Bible Study: Why Virtue Doesn't Shield Us from Adversity
When Life Falls Apart • Finding God in the Struggle
If we're living faithfully, why doesn't that virtue protect us from adversity? Paul reminds us that "all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." Faithful parenting doesn't prevent addiction. Good marriages don't shield from loss. Virtue doesn't guarantee protection—but it does guarantee God's presence.
Three Liberating Truths:
Pain becomes normal process — not personal failure in a broken world
God works through broken people — not perfect ones seeking His presence
Christ joined our suffering — He didn't come to prevent it, but to share it
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Next Week's Gatherings
Sunday Study Group
Finding Hope When Everything Goes Wrong
5:30 PM EST / 2:30 PM PST
Submit Your Question for Q&A
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Friday Seminar
"What story you're telling yourself" - The internal narratives you've been running about your life, relationships, or circumstances.
7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST
Participate
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"But the One searching the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because He petitions on behalf of the saints according to God. But we know that to the ones loving God all things work together for good, to the ones being called out ones according to purpose; because whom He foreknew, He also predestinated to be conformed to the image of His Son, for Him to be the First-begotten among many brothers."
— Romans 8:27-29 (KJ3)
Until next week, may you find courage to trust those stirrings in your heart,
strength to face adversity with God's presence, and hope even when virtue feels insufficient.
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"Come to Me all those laboring and being burdened, and I will give you rest."
Matthew 11:28 (KJ3) • bibleministriesinternational.org
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