Month: September 2024

Freely Destined

Posted: September 26, 2024

Here is a most popular verse that we love to quote: “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”1 So, the question for us is do we know that? Do we believe that all the things in our lives

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Simon and Jonah

By Deborah Belew McDermet

Posted: September 19, 2024

“There was a man who had two sons.”1 We know about the younger son—the one who received his inheritance early and left home to spend it all. Let’s call him Simon. The older one—let’s call him Jonah—he knew better. He was willing to wait for his inheritance. Jonah lived at home and worked dutifully for

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The Testing of Our Faith

By Deborah Belew McDermet

Posted: September 12, 2024

James told us that we should “count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.”1 So, when we meet a trial along the way, we might consider it a test from God. Why would God test us? The same reason

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Reckless living

By Deborah Belew McDermet

Posted: September 5, 2024

Jesus told many parables to the Pharisees and the grumbling scribes. A favorite of mine starts this way: “There was a man who had two sons.”1 My ESV Bible has the heading The Parable of the Prodigal Son for this story. But Jesus didn’t label the younger son that way. And, by the way, the

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