June 2024
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Is it easier to be generous when you have money or when you are broke? I’ve been on both ends of this spectrum. There have been times I’ve wanted to give towards something but wasn’t able due to lack of funds, and there have been other times I didn’t give toward something because I wanted
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Thomas Aquinas said, “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” I’ve got a couple of close friends who have been there for me through the ups and downs of life. These friends were there at my wedding, the birth of my kids, the death of my dad, mom, and
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I once heard someone say studying the biblical Greek language was foolish. They wrongly said, “all you have to do is read the English. It says what it says.” While we have many dependable and trustworthy Bible translations, we must study to show ourselves approved and correctly handle the Word of truth (2 Tim 2:15).
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I once had someone leave the church I pastored because they said they got nothing from the sermon or service and it looked like pastoring was “getting to me” (although they didn’t explain). I asked, “Didn’t I read the Scriptures? Didn’t I point out truths from it? Didn’t I share the gospel? Didn’t we pray?
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Do you have any regrets in this life? I sure do. There are some clothing and hair styles I regret. There are some words I’ve said and left unsaid I regret. Some of my action and inaction is regrettable. Regret is rooted in condemnation, guilt, and shame. Regret tells you you’ll always be enslaved to
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At first glance, Psalm 45 appears to be a wedding song for a king and his bride. It is! That King is Jesus and the bride is His church! If it were just for an earthly wedding, why would it be given to the director of music (worship leader) to be sung in the sanctuary
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“Nobody likes correction” isn’t entirely true. We like correction when we readily see the problem and the benefit. We don’t like it when we think it’s unnecessary or intrusive. My oldest daughter came home from college one day and said her car was making a funny noise. I got in and drove it and instantly
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Life is full of obstacles. Some you see coming from a distance. Others hit you out of no where like a Mack truck. Usually we talk about difficulties as if they are “valleys”. In other words, a valley is a low point in your life. Perhaps a “low” point in your life is when your
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The Christian life is designed by God to reproduce other Christians who live whole heartedly for Christ. Granted, you don’t save anyone – Christ alone, by grace through faith, does this by His work on the Cross. It takes anywhere from five minutes to an hour for a Christian to tell someone about the Gospel
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The most popular names to give your children in 2024 are Emma and Noah. I’m sorry to say Stephen has never been in the top five names since 1910 but I’m hopeful for a strong showing in 2025. I’m happy with my name and glad it wasn’t Harry (Harry Harrison is crazy – sorry to
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