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Yes, We Are Inconsistent Rascals
Loving Father God, my heart is filled upon rethinking the greatness of your love and the completeness of your plan. I want to please you, but how often my flesh folds under the pressure of temptation....
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Welcome Home, Dear One
v. 1 “In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.” v. 14 “So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and...
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The Modern Tax-Collector
Luke 18:9-14, ESV He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and...
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My Enemy is at the Door
“And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the Lord to you, ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours...
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A Finder’s Fee of Joy
“Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even...
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Of A Sound Mind
A sound mind. For some of us that doesn’t seem remotely possible. Over the years we have no reason to believe this is real. We think that maybe this applies to normal people, and certainly not me. But...
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Sin Boldly, But Believe in God More Boldly Still
“If you are a preacher of mercy, do not preach an imaginary but the true mercy. If the mercy is true, you must therefore bear the true, not an imaginary sin. God does not save those who are only...
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The Art of Being Found
Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. 2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. 3 He tried to get a look at...
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Animated Dust
18 “I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, 19 and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant.”’ Luke...
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Of Teachability & Chariots
We live out our lives making decisions. Many are like ‘forks’ in the road. They are made and they shunt us in another direction. Some are dramatic, we see very quickly that the road is going to take...
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He Was Home
“A few days later, when Jesus came back to Capernaum, the news spread that he was at home.” Mark 2:1 You can’t hide the presence of Jesus. There is a ‘built-in’ need for Him in the hearts of men and...
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The Savor of the Lord
“Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.” Hebrews 2:18, (NLT) “Whenever you meet someone who has really suffered; been limited, gone...
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Feeding the Dogs
There is a story of a Native American elder who once described his own inner struggles to understand the Bible and Christianity. “Inside of me there are two dogs. One is black, and the other is white....
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Harmless Doves
cyn·i·cal sinikəl/adjective 1.believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity. Contemptuous; mocking. “her cynical attitude” “he gave a...
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The Blue Letter Version
The ‘red letter’ Bible emphasizes the words of Jesus by making them red. But sometimes we can learn just as much by which words he didn’t say. I would like to submit to you the ‘Blue Letter Version’...
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I Come, Clinging
“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.” Romans 3:23, NLT I know myself pretty well. I fully understand how dark I can be. I’m nasty and mean, selfish and...
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Always Like Little Children
“About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” 2 Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them. 3 Then he said, “I tell you the...
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Making Death a Part of Your Life
“We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.” Romans 6:6, NLT “There are two things which the Church...
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Like Well-Watered Gardens: Isaiah 58
“Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon. 11 The Lord will guide you continually,...
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When Rags Become Grace
“Ebedmelech from Ethiopia was an official at the palace, and he heard what they had done to me. So he went to speak with King Zedekiah, who was holding court at Benjamin Gate. 9Ebedmelech said, “Your...
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