Tonight, as I perused a ministry magazine and read story after story of the sacrifices of Christians around the globe, my heart stirred. Believers in other countries are sacrificing and suffering, just to have access …
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Worth Dying For
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Faith Made Visible
What if Paul, having been blinded by God’s bright light and healed, had gone quietly back into his life to live as a Pharisee? What if Peter, having vehemently declared his love for Jesus, had …
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Settle Down
Settle down. I heard those words so many times during my childhood. As bedtime approached, mom and dad would call us in and quiet us down. It did not matter what was going on outside …
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Ready for the Storm – Situational Awareness
Storms swept through our area before dawn today. Phones blared weather alerts, and a look at the television confirmed a tornado warning close by. We were parked in our RV. For about an hour, we …
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Every Word
The Apostle Paul must have been a southern preacher. This is evident in the amount of time it took him to end his message in chapter 16 of Romans. He even kept going after he …
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Attitude of Gratitude
I have read the first chapter of Romans many times. While it begins with Paul’s greetings to the Roman Christians and his declaration of power of the gospel of Jesus Christ (verse 16), the overall …
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Consequences of Grace
After declaring that God holds no condemnation for those who come to Him through faith in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1), Paul spends most Romans, chapter 8 on the consequences of God’s grace in the believer’s …
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No Condemnation
People talk a lot about acceptance and tolerance these days. They don’t believe in condemnation (of themselves, at least) or judgment. The Apostle Paul spoke about freedom from condemnation, and he showed the only way …
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Wise Building
“The wise man built his house upon a rock, house upon a rock, house upon a rock…” I remember singing that chorus with my Sunday School students. It is based on the account in Matthew …
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LORD
I was about eight years old when I last heard my grandfather, Papa, preach. I remember him standing behind the pulpit, his voice filled with the authority of the scripture. And I remember the text, …
