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As we read the Bible, we can be tempted just to focus on the parts we understand well and skip over those subjects that are mysterious and confusing. The third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, is surely one of those ...
God’s people didn’t know it, but they stood on the brink of silence—God’s silence—for the four hundred year period between the Old and New Testaments. Malachi was ...
... judge a book by its cover…and neither can we determine the health of a church by its polished exterior. What looks appealing on the outside may be merely a varnished veneer that is concealing an unhealthy ...
The problem with an often-told story is trying to hear it the way it originally unfolded and affected people. The Christmas story is a ... helpful resources that can help you see the Christmas story from a fresh, new angle. See this wondrous event through the eyes of the ...
Reality in the raw—that’s what the Bible gives us. It tells us the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. And the truth it tells ...
Someone has correctly coined Jude’s letter with the title “The Acts of the Apostates.” The primary apostates in the first century were ...
... use a number of words to describe a predicament. If you're from the East, you probably know about "being in a pinch." If you like to cook, ...
... it interesting that in passages on Christian victory, the Bible doesn’t mention one time the blare of a bugle or the stomping of an infantry or the clanking armour of a ...
The prophet Haggai is unique for two reasons.
He is the only person in all the Old Testament with the name Haggai
His is the ... spokesman sent to awaken and arouse the post-captivity Jews from their lethargy. With determined focus, he pursued one major goal: to ...
... heart” can only refer to one person in Scripture: David. The youngest son of Jesse. The shepherd lad of Bethlehem. The giant-killer. The teenaged king-elect. The ...
When Scripture paints a life, the Spirit of God never overlooks the blemishes, the scars, or any other imperfection. The Divine Artist does not ... Fools do not listen or learn, and they cannot hide the truth from anyone. Fools are known as such by the public. While on the subject, ...
We can draw some relevant analogies between the ancient Hebrews and our modern-day churches. In the process, we will discover that even though centuries separate us, some of ...
It was the Apostle Peter who wrote of “the mighty hand of God.” In his first letter, he exhorted us to humble ... James mentioned a similar thought: humbling ourselves “in the presence of the Lord” (James 4:10). Paul made it clear that “God…is ...
One of the most remarkable eras in the history of the church occurred during the first ... children were now growing into adolescence! As we shall see from this particular account, they were willing to take Jesus’ teaching ... and model those truths in the local church. We hope to glean from these verses three of the more pronounced characteristics of a body of ...
If we could only return to the days of the first-century church—a much more simple, authentic time in the church! ... is idealism, thinking that the early churches were free from disagreement and as doctrinally pure as the driven snow. That simply was ...
Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians is his most autobiographical. It is in this letter that the ... awful torment it brought. The benefit was that it kept Paul from being self-sufficient. The pain he endured forced him away from self-serving pride and toward an all-important discovery: “When I am ...
... a large, impersonal, busy affair.
Social media and the technological age have caused us to become alienated from each other. We’re connected but not in community. No longer do ...
... harmoniously as a family is an ongoing, intentional journey. The beginning of that journey is marked by great anticipation and genuine ... valuable parenting skills—without a handbook! At each age, from preschool through elementary school, each child requires his or her ...
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That's a favourite question we enjoy asking children. And the answers we get usually are "a police officer," or "a nurse," or maybe "a ... those who cannot repay) has no visible benefit or glory from anyone except from God!
Christ gave us the example: "The Son of Man ...
... harmoniously as a family is an ongoing, intentional journey. The beginning of that journey is marked by great anticipation and genuine ... valuable parenting skills—without a handbook! At each age, from preschool through elementary school, each child requires his or her ...
