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The Good Fight

For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near.  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.  Now there is in store for me … Continue reading

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Great Questions

The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel! – Mark 1:15 I was presenting the gospel to someone weeks ago, and I thought it went nowhere.  She knew nothing of the … Continue reading

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Unoffended

Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk and said to her, “How long are you going to stay drunk? Put away your wine.” — 1 … Continue reading

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A Very Different Payment

So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for the Name.  – Acts 5:41 I’ve read Richard Wurmbrand’s book, Tortured for Christ a couple of times.  He was a Romanian preacher who … Continue reading

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Sight

When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak he could no longer see, — Genesis 27:1 It is wild to me how I notice verses in the Bible because they simply pertain to me now.  As a young man, … Continue reading

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The Day I See Perfectly

Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see with perfect clarity.   All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me … Continue reading

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The Stick

Take your staff and throw it in front of Pharaoh, it will become a serpent. – Exodus 7:9 I was looking at this story in the Bible and it appears to be the only time Aaron or Moses’ rod did … Continue reading

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No Matter What

We have been beaten, jailed, and mobbed; we have been overworked and have gone without sleep or food.  – 2 Corinthians 6:5 I maintain that the biggest enemies of Christianity are ease, comfort, and convenience.  As long as we have one or … Continue reading

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The Real Miracle

I don’t know how many times I’ve read Acts 12 and marveled at the angel opening prison doors while the people were praying.  Peter walked right out of there a free man.  As I was reading it this time around, I saw … Continue reading

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Using SOAP

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside will also be clean.  – Matthew 23:26 More and more these days, especially where I work, I’m having to tell more and more young men that … Continue reading

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