Posted: July 13, 2023
Scripture tells us that whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, excellent, or worthy of praise—to “think about these things.”1 Paul mentions it again in Colossians. “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.”2 The KJV translates: “Set your affection on things above.” So . . .
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Posted: July 6, 2023
Now and then most of us wonder (usually with frustration and anger) about why things are the way they are. But here’s what scripture says: “For we know in part.”1 In other words, we don’t know everything. And we won’t know everything until “then.” When is “then”? When we will see Christ “face to face.”2
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Posted: June 29, 2023
We are forever in a hurry and want everyone else (especially God) to understand the urgency of our requests! But you know what? It is quite rare that God tells us to hurry up! Even regarding repentance, he says, “In repentance and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your
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Posted: June 22, 2023
Before Moses and Joshua hiked up Mt. Sinai to receive God’s commandments, Moses said to the Israelites, “Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever has a dispute, let him go to them.”1 And so the Israelites waited😕 . . . and waited 🤔. .
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Posted: June 15, 2023
The story about the golden calf has always intrigued me. You remember it. It’s when the Israelites were waiting for Moses to come down from Mt. Sinai. They grew impatient and turned to Aaron and demanded, “Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us out
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Posted: June 8, 2023
Here’s a crazy story. Once when Jesus went to the country of the Gerasenes, he stepped out of his boat and was immediately met by “a man with an unclean spirit. He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, for he had often been bound with
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Posted: June 1, 2023
Jesus said, “If you ask anything in my name, I will do it.”1 And so we ask! Why, then, does God not “do it”? Let’s be honest—many times, God does not give us what we ask. So . . . did Jesus really mean what he said? Yes, he did. What is the problem then?
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Posted: May 25, 2023
Moses spent 40 years of his life leading the Israelites through the desert/wilderness headed to the Promised Land. As they sat on the edge of the Jordan River across from Canaan, Moses prayed this prayer: “Please let me go over and see the good land beyond the Jordan.”1 But God said No! 😧 And it
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Posted: May 18, 2023
Moses sat on the edge of the Jordan River directly across from Canaan. He and the grumpy Israelites had been traveling together for 40 years, waiting for this moment in time. They were steps away from the Promised Land. So, Moses prayed to God: “O Lord God, you have only begun to show your servant
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Posted: May 11, 2023
If James were conducting the Gallop Poll, he would not ask the familiar question Do you believe in God? No. That’s a moot point. There is a God, so our opinions are not necessary. I like the question Do you have faith in God? but James would probably take it a bit further. He might
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