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God Is Not a Vending Machine, But “Repent” – Luke 13:1-9
Home Guides gardening section has some interesting facts about when fig trees are supposed to bear fruit. Young fig trees, they assert, do not bear fruit the first year, and in fact, “Most figs
Continue reading...Read the Signs – Luke 12:49-59
I have a granddaughter who is driving, so we know she passed her driving exam, but it’s hard to remember everything. She was recently a bit stumped when all the signal lights going her way became
Continue reading...More Light, More Responsibility – Luke 12:35-48
“In all states, crimes are classified as either misdemeanors (less serious crimes) or felonies (more serious crimes). Felonies and misdemeanors differ in significant ways: Prison versus jail.
Continue reading...He Meets Our Needs – Luke 12:22-34
Crosswalk.com/devotionals offers a prayer for God’s provision in our time of need: “We thank you that no situation is too far out of your control to provide. For you are Jehovah-Jireh, the
Continue reading...Rich Toward God – Luke 12:13-21
InspiredWalk.com suggests that the way we can be rich toward God is (1) to give to our church, God-centered ministries, and the poor, (2) invest our energy and time doing the work and will of God, (3)
Continue reading...Persecution – Luke 12:1-12
Gci.com’s article on Christians who denied Christ during the Decian persecution in 250 CE notes: “The persecution under Decius was severe, but it did not last long. He died in battle just
Continue reading...Hypocrisy – Luke 11:37-54
Proper dinner etiquette with guests, according to thespruce.com, includes turning off your cell phone, not talking with food in your mouth, not cutting all your food before eating, not blowing on your
Continue reading...Open Your Eyes – Luke 11:27-36
Ever heard of blepharitis? It is an inflammation of the eyelids that makes it hard to open your eyes. It can be caused by Staphylococcal bacteria, malfunctioning Meibomian glands (yep, I’ve never
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...Self-Deception – Luke 11:14-23
Self-deception is a process of denying or rationalizing away the relevance, significance, or importance of opposing evidence and logical argument. Self-deception involves convincing oneself of a truth
Continue reading...Learning to Pray – Luke 11:1-13
I am convinced that most of us struggle with prayer because we don’t think we can simply talk to God from our hearts, without some special form of speech. We find ourselves leaning on stock phrases
Continue reading...Learning from Jesus – Luke 10:38-42
What would it be like to sit in front of Jesus and be taught by him? What would you do to be able to experience that? Can you imagine it? Imagine what his face looks like, what his words do to your
Continue reading...Neighbors – Luke 10:25-37
In the beautiful 2018 documentary about Fred Rogers, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, it chronicled the time on his show, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, when he invited the African American police officer to
Continue reading...Privileged to Know Jesus – Luke 10:21-24
When the movie Selma came out, a movie about Martin Luther King, Jr., and the march he led over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, I went to the movie with my friend, Anthony Henderson, pastor
Continue reading...Ministry – Luke 10:1-20
There are those who say that evangelistic outreach in unevangelized areas requires finding the “person of peace” or the person of influence, and that it is critical to successfully evangelizing
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