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I really do believe these things…
I really do believe… that God spoke creation into existence, that there was a first couple who sinned for the first time (Adam & Eve), that all human beings share a common ancestor and an inherited predisposition to sin, that there was a massive human attempt to resist God’s will at the tower of Babel, that…
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A Time for Tenebrae
Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. Matthew 27:45 I thought I was dying. Over four days, I had grown increasingly weak and light-headed. The day before I saw a doctor, I rose at 4 a.m. to drive 400 miles to pray with a friend having…
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On Hope
For the heavy-hearted, fearful, and grieving ones: we are living in a world where every story seems to come to end. Every happiness is limited. Every life runs out. Every relationship ends in separation. But for those of us that have been rescued by Jesus the Christ, there is an impending unveiling of a very…
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On Hunting and Hermeneutics
Yesterday, while paying for gas I saw a donation bin on the counter for a Christian ministry to outdoorsmen. Printed on the side was a Bible verse: “He was a mighty hunter before the Lord” (Genesis 10:9). Of course, this suggested that hunters might find some level of affirmation for their sport from that verse.…
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Going Out of the Box
Thinking about our mission as His people… the buildings we build and the in-house programs we run can inadvertently lead us to an all-out effort (on our best days) to get people to come join us in our “box.” When in truth, God clearly told us to “go”… you can’t “go” in a “box.” You’ll…
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Sacred Space
I walked into the drafty motel room on a cold Saturday afternoon, pushing the door closed with my foot and setting my bags down on the thin, worn carpet. Surveying the room in the dim light, there were two double beds with a nightstand, a small round table and chair, and a long bureau with…
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Bible Reading Strategies for the New Year
In the summer of 1980 I worked as a night watchman for an airline. As a new Christian and college student, I spent long hours reading God’s Word for the first time. Tears and laughter filled my nights as the Lord opened up the Scriptures to my young heart. Early in my Christian walk I…
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Day 25: Counting Down to the Christmas Revolution
For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and…