Tag Archives: Religion

Food For Thought 6/28/2023

Text Is Too Big G. Campbell Morgan said that “this is a text (John 3:16) I never attempted to preach on, though I have gone around it and around it. It is too big. When I have read it, and … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/28/2023

Signs and Satire The images of judgment in Psalm 7 are sometimes hard to take. We are so acquainted with a God of love that it’s difficult to understand a God who blinds eyes, hardens hearts, and “has indignation every … Continue reading

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The Lord God Is Our Strength – 3

Scripture References: Habakkuk 3:2-6; 17-19 Light dominates the sight of God who comes to deliver the people. Rays, like rays of the sun, shone forth from divine hands, but while the light tells of God’s splendor and might, it also … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 6/27/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus

Tuesday June 27, 2023 Acts 26:14 And when we all had fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me and saying in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 6/27/2023

This Is How God Loves In St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, is a life-size, marble statue of Christ writhing in anguish on the cross. The statue is subscribed: “This is how God loved the world!” His Love, Not Ours A minister … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/27/2023

Oddities That Make Sense Some of the Old Testament laws seem so odd they’re difficult to understand. It’s easy for us to see why, in a day before medicine, God would send people with “a rash . . . a … Continue reading

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The Lord God Is Our Strength – 2

Scripture References: Habakkuk 3:2-6; 17-19 I suppose when honesty prompts us to address the issue of God’s vastness, we are putting forth questions to Him such as: Have we really known You, God? Have we understood You at all? How … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 6/26/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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The Greatness of God’s Love

Monday June 26, 2023 Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. If I were to try to talk about the greatness of love I would only … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 6/26/2023

Brokenhearted Father Among the first glimpses we get of our God is that of a Seeker: “Adam . . . Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9). In commenting upon this question to his Bible class, a teacher said, “You can never … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/26/2023

A Prayer For Guidance When we feel downtrodden, it’s easy to lash out at those around us. Too often, caught in the injustice of our circumstances, we might begin to feel an unhealthy amount of self-justification. It’s difficult to see … Continue reading

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The Lord God Is Our Strength – 1

Scripture References: Habakkuk 3:2-6; 17-19 When the pressing times of life come and our coping capacities are not sufficient, where do we turn? Or when we need support with energy merely to make sense of life day by day, on … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 6/24/2023

Abraham The Faithful THE PATRIARCH Abraham, father of the nation of Israel, and the one known as the friend of God, is the great example of the walk of faith in Scripture. He is mentioned over and over again by … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 6/24/2023

Leadership Principles From Nehemiah – 4 Leaders Build Community (Nehemiah 2:17-18). IN many Western countries of the twentieth century, the labor force often has been sharply divided between management and labor. One problem of this rigid distinction is that it … Continue reading

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It Is Finished

For Saturday June 24, 2023 John 19:30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. In Beth Moore’s devotional book Voices of the Faithful, a South Asian … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 6/24/2023

I am ready to preach the gospel – Romans 1:15 Billy Graham One of the greatest tenets of the Christian faith is LOVE, and “love” is an ACTIVE WORD. We are to go OUT OF OUR WAY to love people … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 6/24/2023

That Little Voice My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver. I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me and making their … Continue reading

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Jesus Is Coming Again! – 14

Scripture Text – Matthew 24:3-14 Three Classes of People According to Paul’s writing in 1 Corinthians, there are three groups of people in the world today. Paul writes this: Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks … Continue reading

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Love So Amazing – 6

Scripture Reference: Hosea 11-14 3. God’s Promises for the Future Please read Hosea 14:1-9 for the background to this section. Though His people may turn away from Him, God will not abandon them, even though He disciplines them, for He … Continue reading

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