Catastrophe strikes us and our world changes; this disorientation should drive us to an honest evaluation of our realities and then to solutions. Denial refuses to acknowledge what has happened: holding tightly to certainties that…
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Jeremiah is very poignant in reminding us that we are to live within the reality of our times, focus on the responsibilities before us, and find hope in the revelation and promises of God. One…
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The sixteen writing prophets of Scripture have been severely neglected. Yet, their messages to us are as timely as when they were written. In the next 16 days we will go through them one at…
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It is strange and shameful that many in our Western culture that claim to be Christians, believe, even to the point of being dogmatic, in a book that they have never read. Still more dangerous…
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The Bible has been around for twenty five hundred years. It continues in its completed form to be the best-selling book on the planet. From its obscure origination it has become a worldwide sacred text. …
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Reading the Bible will provoke a process of wrestling, doubting, imagining, and aggressively discussing its mysteries. Scripture is not a static work, but a living, breathing, captivating, and confounding book that is able to equip…
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As the prophet Amos declared of old, “There is a famine in the land, not of bread or water, but of hearing and knowing the Word of the Lord.” Most of our churches teach and…
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The Bible has been around for twenty five hundred years and it continues to be the bestselling book on the planet. From its obscure origination it has become a worldwide sacred and revered text. It…
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Love one another as I have loved you. Wash one another’s feet…serve one another in love. Be at peace with each other. Be devoted to one another with mutual affection. Honor one another above yourselves….
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1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar…
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