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Cities of Israel — Caesarea

I’m visiting Israel at the end of October 2022 with a church tour group. I am meditating on the cities we’re going to so I can grasp something of the history of the place. We are starting at Joppa, next … Continue reading →

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Cities of Israel — Joppa

I’m visiting Israel at the end of October 2022 with a church tour group. I am meditating on the cities we’re going to so I can grasp something of the history of the place. We are starting at Joppa, next … Continue reading →

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Understanding our Ways

A man’s steps are ordained by the Lord. How then can man understand his way? (Proverbs 20:24) Joseph in the Old Testament had no idea that his imprisonment was ordained by God to keep him in place against the day he … Continue reading →

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Christ in the Proverbs

How do we find Jesus in the book of Proverbs? The proverbs regarding the good and wise represent the very values of Jesus. They give us clarity regarding the good and evil persons, and the wise and foolish. They are … Continue reading →

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Sharing in His Divine Nature, part 2 of 2

A study in 2 Peter 1:5-11. 1:5-7 “But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.”Why should … Continue reading →

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Sharing In His Divine Nature, part 1 of 2

A study in 2 Peter 1:1-4. 1:1 “Simon Peter,” This writer’s name is Simon. After he glimpsed the truth of the glory of Christ, our Lord gave him a new name, Peter, a rock. He now wears that name to remind him … Continue reading →

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Doing the Will of God

Jesus took a moment to make a correction we church-goers need at times. We may get so carried away with doing good things that we end up following our wills more than the will of God. Jesus corrects our notion … Continue reading →

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Easter’s Over—Now What?

For many of us, when we think about what it means that Jesus rose from the dead (the Easter story), we usually conclude that we’ll rise from the dead too. We will live forever because Jesus beat death. He will … Continue reading →

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If God is love, why does He allow war?

The question as worded questions the idea that God is loving and in control of the situation. If He was in control, then He wouldn’t allow them to suffer, the premise goes. This argument is beloved by atheists because it … Continue reading →

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No Other Way to the Father

“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6 NIV). How do these two halves of the verse work together? What do the three attributes of the Son … Continue reading →

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