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Mar 2019
Our last words carry weight. You feel it at these moments: When leaving the house to go to work When heading off to war When reading the last page of an autobiography When breathing your last breath God, my God, why have you forsaken me? … I thirst. … It is finished. … Father, into your hands I commend my spirit. To help us feel the depth of Jesus’ last words, we’ll hear from the Paralytic Man, the Rich Young Ruler, John the Beloved, Martha – the sister of Lazarus, Matthew –......
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When the Right Time Came
During my short lifetime, I have witnessed the advent of the personal computer or PC, the change from green screens to full-color flat panel screens, from figuring out what the printout is going to...
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Pray for Guidance for the New Year
Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. (Zechariah 4:6b) The problem with resolutions is that they include a “forever” commitment. We’re going to lose weight, exercise...
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And the Word Became Flesh
And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) I’m a regular at...
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Two by Two
I’m fascinated by all the places in the Bible that leave us to wonder what happened next. How did the formerly demon-possessed man live after Jesus removed his demons and he moved out of...
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Raining Down Blessings
“In those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.” (Mark 1:9) The subject of water has been arising in conversations. Some of those conversations have been...
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There’s A Small Group For You
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver! Proverbs 16:16 This summer has brought one challenge after another to us as Christians. The political situation pulls us one...
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Spread Joy
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake . . . (Colossians 1:24a). My middle daughter stood there unwilling to move. We stopped by the Hunger Haven, Gloria Dei’s amazing food-stop at Recreation...
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Living Free
Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31). What we celebrate with parades and...
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What Voice Do You Hear?
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. Proverbs 14:12 I’m amazed at how much I talk to myself. I am constantly talking to...
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