Month: July 2024

The Problem of Nearsightedness

Posted: July 25, 2024

Peter writes that we believers have been given everything we need “that pertain to life and godliness.”1 And these things allow us to “become partakers of the divine nature!”2 In other words, we can possess the characteristics of Jesus! Although we describe it as becoming more like him, the truth is that Jesus takes over

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Our Gifts: Part Two

By Deborah Belew McDermet

Posted: July 18, 2024

Our question is what part of the body of Christ is our part? What gift have we been given by God in order to fulfill our service and find our place and purpose in the world? The list of gifts is found primarily in 1 Corinthians 12 but then alluded to in other books. If

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Our Gifts: Part One

By Deborah Belew McDermet

Posted: July 11, 2024

Sometimes we feel out of place in our world. We look around and think, I do not belong. And this is not merely a 21st century feeling. There were some people in the church at Corinth who felt the same way. They examined themselves and said, “I do not belong.”1 Why do we feel that

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Freedom

By Deborah Belew McDermet

Posted: July 4, 2024

“So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, ‘If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’”1 And then “the Jews who had believed him” proceeded to argue with Jesus—even though they “believed him.” In this particular scenario,

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