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Whose Fault?: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 15:1-15)

Whose fault was it that Jesus was killed? This question has become rather a bugaboo. It has fueled persecution of Jews. Even asking the question has been viewed as a revelation of prejudice. The account

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All You Need Is Love: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 12:28-34)

In a way the Beatles were right when they said, “All you need is love.”  Of course, they didn’t really get the part about love for God, nor did they understand that our love for one

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Daily Thoughts from Jonah: Do You Do Well to Be Angry (Jonah 4:1-4)

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. And he prayed to the LORD and said, “O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish;

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Daily Thoughts from Acts: God’s Will Frustrating? (Acts 24:1-27)

And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. They laid before the governor their case against Paul. And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began

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Daily Thoughts from Acts: Kosher or Not, Here I Come (Acts 10:9-23)

The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing

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Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Gall of Bitterness (Acts 8:14-25)

Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, for he had

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Daily Thoughts from Acts: “What Shall We Do With These Men?” (Acts 4:13-22)

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. But seeing the man who was

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Daily Thoughts from Romans – Human Government and Christians (13:1-7)

Daily Thoughts from Romans – Human Government and Christians Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted

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Daily Thoughts from Romans: Your Relationship Platform (12:9-21)

Daily Thoughts from Romans: Your Relationship Platform Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.

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Daily Thoughts from Romans: Katie Bar the Door (12:9-21)

Daily Thoughts from Romans: Katie Bar the Door Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not

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Daily Thoughts from Romans: God’s Will, Man’s Choice (9:14-21)

Daily Thoughts from Romans: God’s Will, Man’s Choice What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means! For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,

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Daily Thoughts from Micah: From Power to Disaster (2:1-5)

Daily Thoughts from Micah: From Power to Disaster 1Woe to those who devise wickedness and work evil on their beds!  When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in the power of their hand. 

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Daily Thoughts from 1 John: Overcoming Love (5:1-5)

Daily Thoughts from 1 John: Overcoming Love Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. By this we know that

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Daily Thoughts from 1 John: True Doctrine, True Love (4:13-21)

Daily Thoughts from 1 John: True Doctrine, True Love By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his

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Daily Thoughts from 1 John: First Love (4:7-12)

Daily Thoughts from 1 John: First Love Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because

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