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Sep 14, 20242 min read
Abortion and the Image of God
Although most people may not be able to meaningfully articulate the reason why, we all inherently know that murder is a particularly...
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Sep 6, 20242 min read
Jealousy vs Wisdom: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
When the spirit of God began to actively work through the apostles of the early church, he performed amazing miracles, signs and wonders...
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Aug 31, 20242 min read
What Angels Tell Us About God
When we think of angels, we tend to think of how beautiful they are, or how powerful they are, or even how frightening they are. They’re...
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Aug 23, 20243 min read
Deceit in the Midst of Worship
Excitement and victory jump from every page of the first four chapters of the book of Acts. In those chapters, you are almost...
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Aug 17, 20242 min read
The Clarity in Persecution
There is clarity in a group once it has been targeted for persecution. That clarity, in turn, becomes unity. The persecution of Peter...
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Aug 10, 20243 min read
Decisions in Light of the Evidence
When the power of God flowed through Peter to publicly heal a lame beggar, it also at the same time, supernaturally arranged the...
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Aug 3, 20243 min read
A Changing of Mind
Luke, who wrote the Gospel of Luke, but also gave us The Book of Acts, was a great documentarian who captured for us important details in...
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Jul 25, 20242 min read
The Unimaginative History of Luke
H.L. Mencken, the supposed atheist, arguably anti-Christian, certainly controversial, but often brilliant early 20th century American...
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Jul 18, 20242 min read
Accepting Truth Will Cut Your Heart -- and Set You Free!
In John 8:31-59, Jesus provoked some palpable tension in the midst of Jewish religious leaders when he shed light on some uncomfortable...
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Jul 13, 20242 min read
A Spirit of Courage and Boldness
At Pentecost, God reversed the curse placed on humanity at Babel. Because of hubris and sin at Babel, God splintered humanity into...
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Jul 6, 20243 min read
The Other Tongues of Babel and Pentecost
The human race had three significant rebellions against God in the book of Genesis. First, they rebelled in the Garden of Eden when they...
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Jun 29, 20242 min read
The Dark and Prophetic Example of Judas Iscariot
A dizzying number of Old Testament prophecies – maybe as many as 300 or more – fulfill themselves in the person of Jesus Christ. That...
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Jun 22, 20243 min read
Dynamite Power
Power is the ability to do work, or to effect a cause, or to make something happen. When there is no power there is no work, no...
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Jun 15, 20243 min read
The Light of Fathers
Jesus uses an obvious truth in Matthew 5:14-16 to teach us a powerful lesson about our potential as image bearers of God. He points out...
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Jun 8, 20243 min read
What I Learned on Mission in the Philippines
When I decided to go on a mission trip to the Philippines in January of 2014, I envisioned myself preaching to crowds of people, and...
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Jun 1, 20243 min read
Sunken Boats and Spiritual Integrity
Integrity is a word that means to be whole, undivided or complete. Boats are an excellent illustration of that concept. For instance,...
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May 24, 20243 min read
What Wins the Race?
Paul effectively uses racing imagery in many of his writings to motivate us toward divine goals. For instance, when writing to the church...
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May 17, 20242 min read
Taking a Look at Faithfulness? Where do You Find it?
The bible speaks highly of faithfulness. The concept is either directly mentioned, or indirectly described everywhere throughout the...
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May 10, 20243 min read
The Comforts of Good Mothers
The word comfort serves as both a verb and a noun. As a verb, it means to soothe someone in their time of pain or distress. To comfort...
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May 4, 20243 min read
The REAL Reason Why it is Better to Give Than to Receive
We don’t have a gospel record of Jesus saying it, but Paul tells us in Acts 20:33-35 that the Lord said, “it is more blessed to give than...
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