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Expulsion from Eden – Genesis 3:22-24
It seems that humankind has, from the very beginning, been seeking the garden we lost, trying to build our own utopia, our own paradise society on earth. All such attempts have failed because our inherent
Continue reading...In Like Manner These People – Jude 1:8-9
The false teachers Jude is warning his readers about are claiming to have visions from God that justify their sexual freedom and readiness to disobey God’s clear prohibitions. The church has had
Continue reading...Demons – Luke 11:24-26
The origin of demons is likely fallen angels who rebelled against God, as Satan did, and followed Satan in his war against God. There has been, though, it seems, a degradation of these spirits who have
Continue reading...The Disruptive Jesus – Luke 1:26-38
He prided himself in being a non-conformist and when week after week he saw an unchanged church sign that read, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,”
Continue reading...His Command Is Eternal Life – John 12:37-50
The Holy of Holies, or the Holiest Place, in the Tabernacle and the Temple, was the room at the back of each that contained the ark of the covenant with the gold cherubim on top of it, overshadowing the
Continue reading...Do You Want to Get Well? – John 5:1-15
Some Bible translations include a verse in John’s Gospel at 5:4 that explains why people would hang out at the pool of Bethesda for healing: “because an angel would go down into the pool
Continue reading...Whom Shall I Send – Isaiah 6
I came across three definitions of “defining moment”: 1) a point at which the essential nature or character of a person, group, etc., is revealed or identified, 2) the time that shows very
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Hebrews: Reaching Our Potential
For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking. It has been testified somewhere, “What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care
Continue reading...Our Fiery Shield – 2 Kings 6:1-23
On January 8, 1956, Jim Elliott, Nate Saint, Peter Fleming, Ed McCully and Roger Youderian were slain by 10 Waodani warriors, who had been led to believe by another Waodani that the missionaries intended
Continue reading...The Certainty of Judgment: 2 Peter 2:4-10
Perhaps one of the most frustrating aspects of this world is that it seems wicked people often get away with their wickedness and those they sinned against suffer unjustly and are not vindicated. Why doesn’t
Continue reading...Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 15)
Every branch of our armed forces has its own song. The lyrics usually are focused on the mayhem our forces are going to create and their unstoppable energy, with some acknowledging the reason we’re
Continue reading...Our Great Enemy: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 12:1-6)
Who has been the enemy of mankind from the very beginning? Who has been the unseen antagonist behind every attempt to destroy God’s people? Who has sought to co-opt God’s kingdom and make it
Continue reading...The Merciful Judging God: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 8:6-13)
Many people find the final judgment of God hard to square with His love and mercy. I suspect, if they thought about it, they would find the absence of such judgment hard to square with his love and mercy,
Continue reading...Worthy: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 5:6-14)
Worthy. Look that up on the internet and one of the first sites you see is a site that wants to help you sell your high end ring. They say, “The authenticity of items is of…importance to us. Every
Continue reading...A Taste of Heaven: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 4:1-11)
Did Walt Disney think of Disney World and Disney Land as little tastes of heaven? Pastor Greg Laurie thinks so. As Laurie notes, the Bible tells us that God has put eternity in our hearts (Ecclesiastes
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