Month: October 2024
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“Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires”
Smokey Bear (not to be confused with Yogi Bear) coined the above phrase that all have come to know and love. He is the iconic spokesman-bear for the US Forest Service. I can’t hear about forest fires without thinking of the brilliance of James’s epistle. Maybe that’s where Smokey got it!? (Probably not…) “Even so…
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Love OR Truth?
Our society wants us to pick. Which will it be; love or speak truth? By “love,” they implore us to accept, tolerate, and ultimately applaud their life. “Truth,” would thus be to confront, convict, or (in their minds) hate, despise, and repudiate their lifestyle. Which will it be? Don’t let the Devil fool you! This…
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Promises God Never Made
Christian, stop making promises for God. I know I’m not the only one who has heard this statement, and ones very similar, “It’s all going to work out / God’s going to take care of that / God’s going to heal you…” How interesting, you know what God is going to do… I don’t. Maybe…
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Poetry Helps…
Once from my poor sin-sick soul Christ did every burden roll, Now I walk redeemed and whole, Hand in Hand with Jesus. In my night of dark despair, Jesus heard and answered prayer, Now I’m walking free as air, Hand in hand with Jesus. When the stars are backward rolled, And His home I shall…
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“What I Do Have I Give You”
Acts 3:1–10 1 Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the…
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Don’t Criticize the Author Until You Finish the Book
Numerous atheistic arguments against Christianity criticize the actions or character of God. “God must not care about suffering…” “God isn’t doing anything about evil…” “God is not fair…” “God …” Any arguments in this vein are arguing from a place with insufficient information. Have you ever been in the middle of reading a book and…
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