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God makes you new

There are only 17 people mentioned specifically by name in Hebrews chapter 11 as great heroes of faith. From the beginning of time until…

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Jesus’ love makes life sweet

Have you ever tried to make a cake with small children? While it’s fun, it’s also a messy endeavor, and there’s no guaranteeing your…

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Grace = “no way!” love

There are many helpful ways to define the word grace. I grew up reciting, “Grace is undeserved love.” Others have suggested that grace is…

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The cross—A compilation

One of my favorite parts of being a pastor is having the time to pull on the threads of the Bible. Every few days,…

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Naked & no shame

It is the kind of verse that makes children snicker. Or it makes groomsmen giggle. Maturity doesn’t always accompany age. “Adam and his wife…

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Wanted: Dead (to be made alive)

There was a baptism at our church recently. Cute little girl in a fancy little dress. She had a bow in her hair. She…

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King by force

I always wondered why the Bible numbered only men in the feeding of the five thousand. The Jewish culture was a patriarchal society, a…

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A hole and the whole

Recently, our 16-year-old son got his first phone. (Yes, we lean slightly toward the old-school way of life. . . . We also still…

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Hold firmly to the Word

Would you dig through 8 tons of garbage? One husband and wife did. The wife had taken off her 12.5-carat wedding ring to do…

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Christmas happened!

Christmas is the season of stuff that didn’t actually happen. A magical snowman with a button nose. A bullied reindeer with a heartwarming story…

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“Sacrament”: Not in the Bible?

Thanks to the capital of California everybody knows this word, though it’s not found in the Bible. But it is another example of valuable…

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Karma Christianity

Here’s a little quiz for you. True or false? You get good things from God by being good. Sometimes God will cause you to…