My dad told me that being drafted into the Army for two years, “was a million-dollar experience that I wouldn’t pay a dime to do again.” It included sacrifice, homesickness,… Continue Reading In Gratitude and Prayer for Those Who Serve
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“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His ‘hesed’ endures forever.” (Psalm 118:1) At my seminary, there was a woman named Hesed. I had not yet taken any… Continue Reading Hesed
As we approach Election Day, let us take a moment to reflect on the privilege and responsibility we hold as citizens- citizens of the United States, but also of God’s… Continue Reading Beyond the Ballot Box
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A friend of mine warned me about the Gongyzo virus. This virus is a worldwide, highly infectious, and devastating condition that does not discriminate—everyone is susceptible, and there is no… Continue Reading Gongyzo Virus
“…For you are like whitewashed tombs—beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity.28 Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly… Continue Reading A Scary Costume
Mark 10:21-22, “Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money… Continue Reading Untried
In the book of Genesis, from the beginning, we see that God made man and woman and that He was with them. In the Gospels, as Jesus enters our world,… Continue Reading Being With God
. . . a still more excellent way. (1 Corinthians 12:31) Love is described as the best of gifts and virtues that Paul describes in his first letter to the… Continue Reading The most Excellent Way
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“He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” Romans 8:32 In… Continue Reading You Are Loved
“Our culture has no time to take seriously “mythological categories” such as the devil and the powers. Sadly, the church often follows culture in this supernatural skepticism. We seem to… Continue Reading Stand Firm in God’s Mighty Power
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John 4:24, “24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” I grew up going to church, but I can’t say that I can recall truly worshiping… Continue Reading True Worship
“Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called”. 1 Timothy 6:12 John Eldredge writes in his book, Desire, “We must fight the forces… Continue Reading The Destination is Worth the Journey
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