“Hey, friend, what’s the matter?” “Everyone’s just awful nowadays!” “How so?” “Well, for starters, everywhere I go, people are just rude to me. I’m so sick of it!” “Sounds like you’ve been having a bad day.” “More like a bad year!” “Well, I’m here for you, remember?” “I know, I know. I don’t mean you. […]
God has given us music for a reason. I’ve often thought of music as filling in the gap between where perfect expression thrives and verbal languages fail. It’s almost magical at times, what music can accomplish in the soul. Like most things in this life, God uses music as an illustration of how powerful and
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There’s a group of people standing at a stop light handing out pamphlets and “salvation” tracts. The air around them is abuzz. There’s even a lighthearted type of competition brewing between the volunteers to see who’s tallied the most giveaways. It’s all in good fun as everyone seems high on life, having recently found Jesus,
I’ve had a solid golf game for a while, but, like most golfers, I have a weak spot. For me, it’s putting. It has plagued me over the years. Even at the height of my golfing career, I could never call myself a great putter – good, yes, but never great. Too bad – I
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Bobbie was 7 years old and named after his dad. He liked sharing his dad’s name because he adored his father. He wanted to be like him, truth be told. Whenever there was show-and-tell at school, he’d bring in one of his dad’s tools from the garage and describe in detail how it was used
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Back in 2017 and 2018, the Holy Spirit had me teach two series back-to-back titled,What is Good? And Who Gets to Define It? and What is Repentance? And Who Gets to Define It? By the titles alone, one can guess the gist of each series. Additionally, given that the prior was 17 parts, and the latter was 30
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How many times have you been determined to evangelize someone you love, personally; maybe a family member or an old friend? The more you understand the depravity of man and the righteous sentence of eternity in the Lake of Fire for unbelievers, the more your motivation increases to see them saved. You don’t want your
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Every day a man goes to a well down the street. He fills up a bucket of water, brings it back to his humble abode, pours it into a basin, and uses it throughout the day for refreshment. For years he’s noticed that the water tastes bitter and is getting worse with time. His health
“What’s wrong, my friend?” “I’m just so miserable…and I’m not even sure why anymore.” “I can empathize. I’ve been there myself on more than one occasion in my life.” “Tell me how to find peace…please!” “Get yourself a good Bible. I use the MacArthur Study Bible, English Standard Version. If you promise to read it,
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My favorite person to think about is Jesus; but, not always for the typical reasons (e.g. He died for me). I often think about Him as a person, a human being, a man with a personality. I think it’s easy to forget that He is like me, a human. I think it’s easy to spiritualize
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