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How did Paul go from perpetuating violence to being inspired to write, “bless those who persecute you” (v14), “never avenge yourselves” (v19) and “conquer evil with good” (v21)?
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Even if you find it difficult to memorize Psalm 23 with us this winter, I encourage you not to give up. In fact, listen to the Lord’s advice about teaching (and memorizing).
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Biblical womanhood often gets mis-characterized as weak and therefore old-fashioned. However, there are twenty-one verses in Proverbs 31 which describe a godly woman as quite the opposite!
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Our small group met a few days ago and once again enjoyed moments of laughter, food, spiritual discussion and prayer together as we discussed the Gospel of Mark. (Isn’t life together amazing!) At one point, we briefly discussed how we discern truth. One person mentioned that he’s fascinated by comparing how two...
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Like most parents, I have a few goals for our children – targeted skills that I’d like for them to master before they live on their own. These targets include doing their own laundry, balancing a budget, changing a tire, and being able to cook at least three meals. Although there are still many years before our oldest son...
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We have a variety of mugs, or as I like to call them ‘coffee cups,’ on the top shelf in our kitchen cabinet. Some are generic and some have an imprinted graphic. One of the mugs reads, “Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a father.” Likely you’ve seen mugs which have similar...
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Benjamin Franklin is quoted to have said that the only two certainties in life are “death and taxes.” Even though he missed the certainly of God’s grace, he is right about those two elements. In fact, both death and taxes were the subject of an Everence Workshop that my wife and I attended, with Pastor Tom on...
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Most weeks on my day off, I venture out to the grocery story with our twins. Since this has been a regular routine most of their life, they enjoy the journey up and down the aisles of cans, boxes and cartons. The joy for me is that I often run into people whom I know. I love striking up a conversation as we stand by the...
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Our children are in a phase of life where we can almost see them growing. One of our twins already rivals the kitchen counter with his height. The other develops a broader vocabulary almost every day. Often, I tell our daughter to stop growing. She laughs and tells me “No,” but then we silently recognize...
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If you’ve been following along with our Daily Scripture Reading, the Lord has led you through a journey of studying the various kings among God’s people, Israel. Currently, King Josiah is in focus. His story is quite remarkable and worth of reflecting upon.
Josiah inherited a terrible heritage from his father and...
