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Thursday
Decently and In Order
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“On the day Pentecost was being fulfilled, all the disciples were gathered in one place. Suddenly they heard the sound of a violent blas...
Sunday
Whose Holiday Is It Anyway?
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Whose Holiday Is It Anyway? Point One: Plunder. When you conquer an enemy, the enemy’s property becomes your property. Plunder has...
Thursday
Managing Natural Disasters
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I confess, I have some obstacles with how we pray about those events we refer to as natural disasters. First let me clarify: it's clea...
New Respect for the Word of God
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I used to proudly and unquestioningly hold to a particular standard of belief that I now find myself questioning. Some will likely call ...
The Tidy Deception
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There’s a deception that I’ve come to … well, I don’t know that I actually “hate” it, but I sure don’t love it. It’s a deception, an i...
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Mixing Promises with Faith
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I have been meditating, unexpectedly, on Hebrews chapter 4 for a while, the second verse in particular. I was listening to it in The Messa...
The Cutting of the Lord
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Jesus promised us that our growth would be rewarded with pruning. We think, “Pruning? That’s cutting! That’s taking things away! That can’...
What Covenant?
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Abraham believed God & God made a covenant with him. (Gen. 15:6 & 18) That covenant was based on the fact that Abe believed God. No...
Angels Support the Values of the Kingdom
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It was one of those days where it seemed there were more crazy people on the roads than usual: cars pulling out right in front of me, ...
The Bible or Relationship?
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I love the Bible. I don't mean that metaphorically, this is literal: I love that book, I love those stories. Even more, I love the pre...
Sent
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We Are Sent. There’s a big difference between us going out on our own and spreading the Good News of the Kingdom because we like it, and ...
Guard Your Heart
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You’ve all heard people talking about “guarding your heart.” You’ve probably heard a sermon or ten on the topic. It’s usually presented...
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Friday
Victory. Overwhelming Victory.
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This has been on my mind for a while. Where our Owners’ Manual speaks of the battle (in Ephesians 6), it’s very specific: the victor is de...
Thursday
Reflections on Some Influencers
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I was reflecting on some of the guys who have influenced my life in God over the years. None of these guys had a position of “leader,” but a...
Believers Who Find Fault
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A favorite activity among some (not many) Christians is fault-finding. When someone makes a positive comment about certain topics, the fault...
God’s Beauty in Creation
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It was a beautiful fall day. The sun was out and the rains of winter hadn’t come yet so it was cool and clear. I was wandering through ...
Wednesday
Waging War With Your Prophetic Words
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It was a heartbreaking season in my life. I’d been given some prophetic promises about an area of my life. God had declared some beautiful...
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Monday
When God Paused
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There is a funny little verse in Genesis chapter 1: “And God said, Let us make man in our image,…” [Genesis 1:26] There's so much y...
Thursday
Does the Bible Tell Lies?
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This is a serious question: If somebody is telling you a flat-out lie, and I report, “This is what they’re saying,” without describing it ...
The Test: Do I Really Believe What I Post?
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So I posted something on Facebook the other day. · If God is really our provider, and that’s not just a religious saying, then why mus...
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