Well, it’s a new year. I suppose millions are celebrating the passing of 2025 and the advent of 2026. With so many life lessons learned behind us and untold adventures over the horizon, who can say what the future has in store! Woo hoo – I’m excited, how about you? As I think about this, […]
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The God of This World It’s the Christmas season. What a lovely time of year for us, would you agree? Then why is my soul on high alert? Why is this time of year always a dichotomy for me? How about you? Do you ever feel torn in two during this time of year? On
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Have you ever gone swimming, only to emerge with a blocked ear? After a few minutes of futile attempts to clear it out (e.g., smacking your head in public), you abandon all hope and choose to live with muffled hearing until your ear decides to clear out the matter on its own. As is the
The only constant in life is change. – Heraclitus of Ephesus Can you imagine being Abraham when God asked him to pick up his whole life (including his family, his businesses, etc.) and move to a foreign land? Talk about disruptive! By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place
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Benjamin Franklin once quipped, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” While this is a humorous way of distilling the inescapable truths in life, it isn’t accurate by Biblical revelation. It does, however, reflect on the sense of futility one might experience in this world. King Solomon wrote
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I often use the phrase “seeing the forest through the trees” with my congregation because I’ve learned even the most well-intentioned Christians can miss the big picture presented in the Bible. If you miss the Bible’s big picture, you miss the purpose of studying it. You will inevitably walk away from it wondering why it’s
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Ninety-plus percent of the things we worry about never come true. I could end this blog right there, but you came to read so I’ll write a bit more to explain myself. I’ll do that after I tell a little story… There once was a man who worked hard to provide for his family. He
When you hear the words “the book of revelation,” what is your very first thought? Be honest. For most people, I’d argue it’s Armageddon. I’ve reached the point in my discernment where I realize that most people don’t even know what this book is truly about, save some small portion of details it contains! The
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The most radical change a believer will ever undergo is at salvation. The Bible states that when we are “born again” we become a “new creation” in Christ Jesus. Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have
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One of the reasons actors sometimes refuse otherwise good roles is because they may have already played a similar one in the past. Though they may have been wildly successful in it, they don’t want to play it again because they run the risk of being typecast. Once an actor is typecast, audiences struggle to