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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 After all, some parts are so hopelessly outdated…and we just know that we can’t say “Yea and amen” to everything we read.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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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 You Exist
If you start reading the Bible from the top (Genesis), you don’t see Jesus, but He is there. John 1:3 tells us that Jesus is the Creator… All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. (ESV) Hebrews tells us the same thing… …in these last days Continue reading
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I Will Make You Fishers of Men
“I will make you fishers of men, fishers of men, fishers of men. I will make you fishers of men…if you follow me.” Do you remember the song? For me, it dates back to sometime probably during the ’60’s, when I sang it at Briarwood United Methodist Church in Jackson, Mississippi. I doubt I knew Continue reading
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The Conversation That Never Happened
On resurrection morning, the three women who discovered an angel instead of Jesus’s body didn’t go away saying this… “They will all think we’re weird you know, if we tell them that we saw an angel.” Walking away from the tomb, Mary Magdalene confessed her concerns to Salome and Mary the mother of James. “Yeah, Continue reading
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A Declaration of Dependence
Jesus not only loves the little children, He also demands that all of His followers be just like them… And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder Continue reading
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The Promise
They warned me about Reorganization (Reorgy) week at West Point, but there was no way to have a real sense for what was coming. The week before Reorgy was the last week of basic training or “Beast Barracks” at the Academy, and believe it or not, it was as close to any vacation as I had known Continue reading
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A Day to Remember
We’ve all thought how glorious it would have been to be a disciple, walking and talking with Jesus of Nazareth; but you’ve got to think, how confusing also. After all…Who is this man? (A question they undoubtedly asked more than once). Put yourself in their shoes: Jesus is being revealed as someone incredibly special over Continue reading
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The Popular Jesus
Everybody loves Jesus nowadays. Have you noticed? Christians aren’t too well liked in many quarters, but Jesus retains His popularity. And in light of that, everyone wants Him on their side. The debate about marriage is a modern day example of this: Much is made about the fact that the Lord never said anything overtly Continue reading
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