Tag: Christianity
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For What Are You Thankful?
November is special. Not only is the temperature starting to let up and the holidays approaching, but the month is more or less dedicated to being thankful. What a uniquely Christian idea! Of all people, we should be the most thankful. We know Whom we should thank and, even better, why we should thank Him.…
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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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“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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“No One Wants the Gospel Anymore…”
“That same problem of sin existed in ancient Israel, in the first century, and in the modern era is what makes our world ripe for the gospel of Jesus Christ. As then, people are looking for answers now. They desire something more than what this world gives, something to provide solutions to the greater problem…
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“She Has Done What She Could”
“And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head. But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, ‘Why was this…
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James on Reading Scripture
Proper motives are critical to reading Scripture well. As we approach reading Scripture, remember we are seeking the wisdom of God. “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with…
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God’s Wisdom in Marriage
God’s wisdom in the marriage design is evident in every marriage that practices God’s commands. Are things always hunky-dory? Absolutely not. Little known fact: NO marriage is floating on rainbows all the time. And if a marriage is like that, it is the exception and not the rule. Every marriage, however, can and should be…
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