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Joseph’s Story
Every day, Joseph rose before dawn…to pray. “Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad.”…“Hear O Israel, the Lord our God…The Lord is one.” Joseph was following Yahweh, serving Israel’s God. His father Jacob had taught him this early morning devotion. The two of them had a carpentry business in the rocky region of Galilee, where wood was Continue reading
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Why a Christian Must Believe All the Bible
It seems so logical to many to declare that we can’t believe all the Scriptures. After all, some parts are so hopelessly outdated…and we just know that we can’t say “Yea and amen” to everything we read. Of course, “God is love”, and we should not “…judge, lest we be judged,” but most everything else Continue reading
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Lessons From the Bike Trail: A Sunday Night Surprise, Part 2
(FYI, Part 1 is here) Two days into the broken ribs adventure, my right lung collapsed (in doctor’s lingo, a pneumo-thorax). Later, the trauma surgeon would surmise that it truly began at the time of the accident on Sunday evening, but the actual collapse and thus the symptoms didn’t show up until about 30 hours Continue reading
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Lessons From the Bike Trail: A Sunday Night Surprise, Part 1
Sunday evening, July 28th, was looking like a fine night for a ride. That afternoon, there had been a joyous bridal shower in Appleton for my daughter Elisabeth (the gents had a “tool” shower for her fiancé Chris – complete with tasty unhealthy food, and comical or serious marital advice). My ride would cap off Continue reading
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Seeking Joy? Try the Bible.
Send your light and your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain, to your dwelling place. Then I will come to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. Psalm 43:3, 4a (CSB) The Scriptures are uniquely empowered to bring you joy. Now…I am fully aware that this Continue reading
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Why Rejecting Any Particular Truth of Scripture is Ruinous for Overall Spiritual Health
Have you ever had a friend who lied to you? A spouse…or a boss…an employee, or a fellow employee? Probably you have. Maybe you have even been that person. As James says, “…we all stumble in many ways…” (James 3:2 ESV) Anyway, when it happens, and you discover it, one thing is sure to follow Continue reading
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The Prayer That Shapes You
They say environment shapes you, so when possible, choose your environment carefully. If you can get in, Harvard sounds amazing, but if a disproportionate percentage of professors there are atheists, why not just pick another school? But it’s not just environment that shapes us – prayer shapes us too. Now that’s not the primary thing Continue reading
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Getting Prayer “Right”, Part Four
“Lead us not into temptation.“ Sin. It is the destroyer of joy and the decimator of peace, and because sin is always a move toward autonomy – life alone – sin also keeps us from love. And now consider these three: joy, peace, and love – are they not the three things we want most Continue reading
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Getting Prayer “Right”, Part Three
“Give us this day our daily bread.” This is the moment where you ask God for all your needs…and for the desires of your heart. Some might argue that you should constrain yourself to the first category. Go ahead if you want. But if you do, recognize that your supplications (requests) will be limited to Continue reading
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Getting Prayer “Right”, Part Two
Image by Pexels from Pixabay “Hallowed be Thy name.” Here is the greatest prayer we can ever pray. I thought this morning, as I lifted it up: “It is THE prayer of my life.” Make it yours too. There are two main thoughts in this compelling, opening line. First, it is a request that God’s Continue reading
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