We might drive our car twenty miles per day all week without a refill. However, if we drive five hundred miles, we’ll likely run out of gas. There are two fundamental considerations to filling our gas tanks. First, we must actually take the time to fill it (dah!). Second, a full tank of gas will […]
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I’ve been thinking about these school shootings I hear about on the news… Jesus Christ is the divine originator of life. Chew on that for a moment. Consider why those without Him are wretches, even preferring murderers over the “Prince of life.” But you disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to
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Being present. Why is that so difficult? Is anyone actually “there” anymore when they are conversing with another? Go to the local fast food restaurant and watch how people, families even, treat each other. Their actions say, “You’re not worth my full attention, so I’ll offer you an occasional acknowledgement, either verbally or visually, so
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TODAY’S VERSE: 1 John 3:16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. As we continue to learn about justification in prep school, we asked the question- If God loves all of us so much,
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River stone, sea glass, clouds in the sky… These are just a few things that come to mind when I think about one of my all-time favorite words, elegance. I won’t go so far as reserving its use for only transcendent observations, but it certainly holds a rarified place in my vernacular. If you’ll just
“If you find the perfect church, then don’t join it, because you’ll be the one to mess it up!” — Phil Johnson, Theologian Mr. Johnson’s point here is that there’s no such thing as a “perfect church”. I couldn’t agree more. I’d argue that some people make this an excuse, claiming they just can’t seem to
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What’s more impressive: a person who never fails or the one who fails constantly but keeps getting back up? My vote is for the second person. For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again. — Proverbs 24:16a And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need
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Have you ever been face to face with someone who is completely ravaged by guilt and shame? I have, a myriad of times. These individuals were, by all accounts, broken. Now, this may sound strange, but at the time, I was truly happy for them. Allow me to explain. God is merciful. Any time we
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TODAY’S VERSES: Hebrews 6:18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He
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I remember being on Facebook years back and reading a post from the daughter of an old friend of mine who had married a West Point graduate. Her husband, a highly sought after U. S. government asset, was spending many days away from his new bride. The Army life is a difficult one, to say